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Top Novels Set in World War 1 and 2

Here are top Novels from a number of lists that bring insight into what life was like during the two great wars. How many have you read?
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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
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
3
Markus Zusak
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
5
Mary Ann Shaffer
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
6
John Boyne
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
7
Heather Morris
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
8
William Styron
The English Patient
The English Patient
9
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
10
Kate Quinn
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
11
Thomas Keneally
Regeneration (Pat Barker)
Regeneration
12
Pat Barker
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
13
Jamie Ford
Lilac Girls (Martha Hall Kelly)
Lilac Girls
14
Martha Hall Kelly
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
15
Mark Sullivan
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
16
Elizabeth Wein
Farewell to Arms (Ernest Hemingway)
Farewell to Arms
17
Ernest Hemingway
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
18
J.G. Ballard
The Secret Keeper (Kate Morton)
The Secret Keeper
19
Kate Morton
We Were the Lucky Ones (Georgia Hunter)
We Were the Lucky Ones
20
Georgia Hunter
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
21
Sarah Waters
Testament of Youth (Vera Brittain)
Testament of Youth
22
Vera Brittain
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
23
Richard Flanagan
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
24
David Benioff
Eye of the Needle (Ken Follett)
Eye of the Needle
25
Ken Follett
Johnny Got His Gun (Dalton Trumbo)
Johnny Got His Gun
26
Dalton Trumbo
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
27
Tatiana De Rosnay
The Huntress (Kate Quinn)
The Huntress
28
Kate Quinn
The Complete Maus (Art Speigelman)
The Complete Maus
29
Art Speigelman
Cilka's Journey (Heather Morris)
Cilka's Journey
30
Heather Morris
The Lost Girls of Paris (Pam Jenoff)
The Lost Girls of Paris
31
Pam Jenoff
The Rose Code (Kate Quinn)
The Rose Code
32
Kate Quinn
Winter Garden (Kristin Hannah)
Winter Garden
33
Kristin Hannah
Alone in Berlin (Hans Fallada)
Alone in Berlin
34
Hans Fallada
The Paris Library (Janet Skeslien Charles)
The Paris Library
35
Janet Skeslien Charles
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
36
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
Private Peaceful (Michael Morpurgo)
Private Peaceful
37
Michael Morpurgo
The Good Soldier Svejk (Jaroslav Hašek)
The Good Soldier Svejk
38
Jaroslav Hašek
The Book of Lost Names (Kristin Harmel)
The Book of Lost Names
39
Kristin Harmel
The Return of the Soldier (Rebecca West)
The Return of the Soldier
40
Rebecca West
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