WWII Books

Books set during or in the long shadow of the Second World War, on home fronts, battlefields, and in occupied Europe.

27 books
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan book cover
Historical Fiction

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Mark Sullivan, 2017
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys book cover
Historical Fiction

Between Shades of Gray

Ruta Sepetys, 1999
Cilka's Journey book cover
Historical Fiction

Cilka's Journey

City of Thieves by David Benioff book cover
Non-Fiction

City of Thieves

David Benioff, 2008
Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon book cover
Historical Fiction

Code Name Helene

Ariel Lawhon, 2020
Code Name Verity book cover
Non-Fiction

Code Name Verity

Cryptonomicon book cover
Non-Fiction

Cryptonomicon

Dead Wake by Erik Larson book cover
Historical Fiction

Dead Wake

Erik Larson, 2015
Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Everything Is Illuminated

Jonathan Safran Foer, 2002
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels book cover
Historical Fiction

Fugitive Pieces

Anne Michaels, 1996
Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead book cover
Historical Fiction

Great Circle

Maggie Shipstead, 2021
Leaving Berlin book cover
Thriller

Leaving Berlin

Lilac Girls book cover
Non-Fiction

Lilac Girls

Love and Ruin by Paula McLain book cover
Non-Fiction

Love and Ruin

Paula McLain, 2018
Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut book cover
Non-Fiction

Mother Night

Kurt Vonnegut, 1961
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry book cover
Historical Fiction

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry, 1901
The Rose Code by Kate Quinn book cover
Historical Fiction

The Rose Code

Kate Quinn, 2021
The Shadow King book cover

The Shadow King

The Storyteller book cover

The Storyteller

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris book cover
Historical Fiction

The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Heather Morris, 2018
The Ways We Hide book cover

The Ways We Hide

The Winds of War by Herman Wouk book cover
Historical Fiction

The Winds of War

Herman Wouk, 1971
The Women of Chateau Lafayette by Stephanie Dray book cover
Literary Fiction

The Women of Chateau Lafayette

Stephanie Dray, 2021
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman book cover
Historical Fiction

The Zookeeper's Wife

Diane Ackerman, 2007
We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter book cover
Historical Fiction

We Were the Lucky Ones

Georgia Hunter, 2017
Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Winter Garden

Kristin Hannah, 2010
Winter in Madrid by C. J. Sansom book cover
Thriller

Winter in Madrid

C. J. Sansom, 2006
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