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60 Books About World War II

Anthony Doer's 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All the Light We Cannot See proved that literature about World War II continues to fascinate readers. There is a huge array of books focusing on the conflict, the struggles of the military and ordinary people, the key moments, and many more subjects. We've selected 10 YA books, 20 novels and 30 examples of non-fiction with the ability to inspire, educate and display humanity's remarkable ability to self-destruct.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
1
John Boyne
Code Name Verity (Elizabeth Wein)
Code Name Verity
2
Elizabeth Wein
The Machine Gunners
The Machine Gunners
3
The Silver Sword (Ian Serraillier)
The Silver Sword
4
Ian Serraillier
Diary of a Young Girl (Anne Frank)
Diary of a Young Girl
5
Anne Frank
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
6
Markus Zusak
The Winged Watchman (Hilda Van Stockum)
The Winged Watchman
7
Hilda Van Stockum
The Boy on the Wooden Box (Leon Leyson)
The Boy on the Wooden Box
8
Leon Leyson
Number the Stars (Lois Lowry)
Number the Stars
9
Lois Lowry
Salt to the Sea (Ruta Sepetys)
Salt to the Sea
10
Ruta Sepetys
Warlight (Michael Ondaatje)
Warlight
11
Michael Ondaatje
All the Light We Cannot See (Anthony Doerr)
All the Light We Cannot See
12
Anthony Doerr
Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Mark Sullivan)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
13
Mark Sullivan
Sarah's Key (Tatiana De Rosnay)
Sarah's Key
14
Tatiana De Rosnay
The Paris Architect (Charles Belfoure)
The Paris Architect
15
Charles Belfoure
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
16
Michael Ondaatje
Catch 22 (Τζόζεφ Χέλερ)
Catch 22
17
Τζόζεφ Χέλερ
City of Thieves (David Benioff)
City of Thieves
18
David Benioff
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
19
Kurt Vonnegut
Sophie's Choice (William Styron)
Sophie's Choice
20
William Styron
The Nightingale (Kristin Hannah)
The Nightingale
21
Kristin Hannah
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Richard Flanagan)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
22
Richard Flanagan
The Reader (Bernhard Schlink)
The Reader
23
Bernhard Schlink
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
24
Sarah Waters
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
25
Louis De Bernieres
Empire of the Sun (J. G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
26
J. G. Ballard
The Alice Network (Kate Quinn)
The Alice Network
27
Kate Quinn
The Plum Tree (Ellen Marie Wiseman)
The Plum Tree
28
Ellen Marie Wiseman
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven (Chris Cleave)
Everyone Brave Is Forgiven
29
Chris Cleave
The Orphan's Tale (Pam Jenoff)
The Orphan's Tale
30
Pam Jenoff
Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
31
Elie Wiesel
Unbroken (Laura Hillenbrand)
Unbroken
32
Laura Hillenbrand
Stalingrad (Antony Beevor)
Stalingrad
33
Antony Beevor
Irena's Children (Tilar J. Mazzeo)
Irena's Children
34
Tilar J. Mazzeo
The Pianist (Wladyslaw Szpilman)
The Pianist
35
Wladyslaw Szpilman
Born Survivors (Wendy Holden)
Born Survivors
36
Wendy Holden
Code Girls (Liza Mundy)
Code Girls
37
Liza Mundy
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (Spike Milligan)
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
38
Spike Milligan
Flags of Our Fathers
Flags of Our Fathers
39
The Zookeeper's Wife (Diane Ackerman)
The Zookeeper's Wife
40
Diane Ackerman
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