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100 Must-Read World War II Books

"This is by no means a comprehensive list. The number of World War II books available is vast. People love to read about one of the worst events in history. In a way, this makes no sense—the list below makes for some depressing reading. But in another way, the list contains reading that is compelling and essential: we need to know our history now, if ever."
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
1
Anthony Doerr
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
2
Ian McEwan
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
3
Connie Willis
Das Boot (Lothar Gunther Buchheim)
Das Boot
4
Lothar Gunther Buchheim
The Caine Mutiny (Herman Wouk)
The Caine Mutiny
5
Herman Wouk
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
6
Joseph Heller
China Dolls (Lisa See)
China Dolls
7
Lisa See
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
8
David Benioff
Code Talker (Joseph Bruchac)
Code Talker
9
Joseph Bruchac
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
10
Michael Ondaatje
The Gallery (John Horne Burns)
The Gallery
11
John Horne Burns
Gone to Soldiers (Marge Piercy)
Gone to Soldiers
12
Marge Piercy
Fortunes of War: The Great Fortune (Book 1)
Fortunes of War: The Great Fortune (Book 1)
13
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
14
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Guns of Navarone (Alistair MacLean)
The Guns of Navarone
15
Alistair MacLean
Half-Blood Blues
Half-Blood Blues
16
Hhhh
Hhhh
17
The Investigation (J.M.Lee)
The Investigation
18
J.M.Lee
The Invisible Bridge (Julie Orringer)
The Invisible Bridge
19
Julie Orringer
Jackdaws
Jackdaws
20
The Kindly Ones (Jonathan Littell)
The Kindly Ones
21
Jonathan Littell
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
22
Kate Atkinson
Life and Fate by Vassily Grossman
Life and Fate by Vassily Grossman
23
A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True (Brigid Pasulka)
A Long Long Time Ago and Essentially True
24
Brigid Pasulka
A Midnight Clear by William Wharton
A Midnight Clear by William Wharton
25
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
26
Richard Flanagan
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
27
Sarah Waters
A Pledge of Silence (Flora J.Solomon)
A Pledge of Silence
28
Flora J.Solomon
The Postmistress
The Postmistress
29
Schindlers List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindlers List
30
Thomas Keneally
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
31
John Knowles
The Seventh Cross (Anna Seghers)
The Seventh Cross
32
Anna Seghers
The Shawl
The Shawl
33
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
34
Kurt Vonnegut
Small Island (Andrea Levy)
Small Island
35
Andrea Levy
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
36
William Styron
Stones From the River (Ursula Hegi)
Stones From the River
37
Ursula Hegi
Suite Française (Irène Némirovsky)
Suite Française
38
Irène Némirovsky
The Sword of Honour Trilogy (Evelyn Waugh)
The Sword of Honour Trilogy
39
Evelyn Waugh
Those Who Save Us (Jenna Blum)
Those Who Save Us
40
Jenna Blum
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