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Set During World War 2

Taking a Global Studies class this semester and realized that most of the books were set in World War II. Here's a list of books set (or at least have flash backs to) during the late1930s-early1940s
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All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
1
Anthony Doerr
Between Shades of Grey (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Grey
2
Ruta Sepetys
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
3
John Boyne
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
4
Joseph Heller
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
5
Ian McEwan
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
6
Elie Wiesel
Carrie's War
Carrie's War
7
City of Women (David Gillham)
City of Women
8
David Gillham
The Cruel Sea (Novel)
The Cruel Sea (Novel)
9
The Diary of Anne Frank (Anne Frank)
The Diary of Anne Frank
10
Anne Frank
Briar Rose (Jane Yolen)
Briar Rose
11
Jane Yolen
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
12
Ken Follett
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
13
Anne Michaels
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
14
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
15
Markus Zusak
The English Patient
The English Patient
16
Hiroshima, John Hersey
Hiroshima, John Hersey
17
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
18
William Styron
Five Quarters of the Orange (Joanne Harris)
Five Quarters of the Orange
19
Joanne Harris
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
20
Jamie Ford
Jackdaws
Jackdaws
21
Men at Arms (Evelyn Waugh)
Men at Arms
22
Evelyn Waugh
Life After Life (Kate Atkinson)
Life After Life
23
Kate Atkinson
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
24
Sarah Waters
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
25
Lois Lowry
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
26
Tatiana De Rosnay
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
Schindler's List by Thomas Keneally
27
Snow Falling on Cedars (David G)
Snow Falling on Cedars
28
David G
A Thread of Grace (Mary Doria Russel)
A Thread of Grace
29
Mary Doria Russel
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
30
Kurt Vonnegut
Time's Arrow
Time's Arrow
31
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
32
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
33
Mary Ann Shaffer
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Judith Kerr)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
34
Judith Kerr
The Bronze Horseman (Paullina Simons)
The Bronze Horseman
35
Paullina Simons
The Postmistress
The Postmistress
36
Showa 1939-1944 (Shigeru Mizuki)
Showa 1939-1944
37
Shigeru Mizuki
Goodnight Mister Tom
Goodnight Mister Tom
38
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
39
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
40
Louis De Bernieres
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