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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
Anthony Doerr
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Between Shades of Grey (Ruta Sepetys)
Between Shades of Grey
Ruta Sepetys
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne
4
Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)
Catch-22
Joseph Heller
5
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
Ian McEwan
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Night (Elie Wiesel)
Night
Elie Wiesel
7
Carrie's War
Carrie's War
8
City of Women (David Gillham)
City of Women
David Gillham
9
The Cruel Sea (Novel)
The Cruel Sea (Novel)
10
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
11
Briar Rose (Jane Yolen)
Briar Rose
Jane Yolen
12
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle
13
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
Anne Michaels
14
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
15
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
16
The English Patient
The English Patient
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Hiroshima, John Hersey
Hiroshima, John Hersey
18
Sophie's Choice
Sophie's Choice
19
Five Quarters of the Orange (Joanne Harris)
Five Quarters of the Orange
Joanne Harris
20
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
21
Jackdaws
Jackdaws
22
Men at Arms
Men at Arms
23
Life After Life
Life After Life
24
The Night Watch (Sarah Waters)
The Night Watch
Sarah Waters
25
Number the Stars
Number the Stars
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Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key
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Schindler'S List by Thomas Keneally
Schindler'S List by Thomas Keneally
28
Snow Falling on Cedars (David G)
Snow Falling on Cedars
David G
29
A Thread of Grace (Mary Doria Russel)
A Thread of Grace
Mary Doria Russel
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Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
Kurt Vonnegut
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Time's Arrow
Time's Arrow
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
33
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
34
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (Judith Kerr)
When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit
Judith Kerr
35
The Bronze Horseman (Paullina Simons)
The Bronze Horseman
Paullina Simons
36
The Postmistress
The Postmistress
37
Showa 1939-1944 (Shigeru Mizuki)
Showa 1939-1944
Shigeru Mizuki
38
Goodnight Mister Tom
Goodnight Mister Tom
39
The Winds of War
The Winds of War
40
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Louis De Bernieres)
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Louis De Bernieres
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