World War 3/III/Three - Fiction (56 books)

This list is for fiction dealing with the various possibilities and ways World War Three could come about.

Please don't add any and all dystopian books! Please make sure it is about or involves a "World War 3" - multiple countries fighting each other on a large scale. Civil wars and rebellious uprisings against authoritarian governments would not qualify.

Also, please don't confuse this list for WW1 or 2 fiction. ;-)
WW3 has yet to occur and should not be confused with the previous world wars.

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1	Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy 4.21 avg rating — 84,686 ratings score: 1,387, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Team Yankee by Harold Coyle (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11,744 ratings score: 879, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Red Metal by Mark Greaney (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 7,585 ratings score: 794, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Red Army by Ralph Peters 3.97 avg rating — 2,814 ratings score: 678, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War by P.W. Singer (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 11,893 ratings score: 486, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Sword Point (Scott Dixon, #1) by Harold Coyle (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 2,312 ratings score: 480, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	On the Beach by Nevil Shute 3.98 avg rating — 49,456 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Third World War: August 1985 by John W. Hackett 3.81 avg rating — 2,280 ratings score: 391, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Red Line by Walt Gragg (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 770 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Assault by Fire (Tyce Asher, #1) by Hunter Ripley Rawlings (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 419 ratings score: 294, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Arc Light by Eric L. Harry (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,449 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Third World War: The Untold Story by John W. Hackett 3.60 avg rating — 301 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Chieftains by Bob Forrest-Webb 3.89 avg rating — 822 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	2034: A Novel of the Next World War by Elliot Ackerman (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 17,264 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Kill Box by Hunter Ripley Rawlings (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Warday by Whitley Strieber (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 3,076 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Resurrection Day by Brendan DuBois 3.93 avg rating — 1,349 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	First Strike (Nuclear Winter #1) by Bobby Akart (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 1,599 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Hunter Killer: The War with China: The Battle for the Central Pacific (Dan Lenson #17) by David Poyer (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 603 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Onslaught: The War with China--the Opening Battle (Dan Lenson, #16) by David Poyer (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 492 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The War That Never Was by Michael A. Palmer 3.79 avg rating — 82 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Battlefield China (Red Storm, #6) by James Rosone (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 1,301 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs 4.29 avg rating — 4,121 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Violent Peace: The War with China: Aftermath of Armageddon by David Poyer (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 305 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	H-Hour (Northern Fury, #1) by Bart Gauvin (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 548 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The 2020 Commission Report On The North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against The United States: A Speculative Novel by Jeffrey Lewis 4.16 avg rating — 3,209 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Immigration Invasion! A Family Affair by Robert Workman (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Into the Guns (America Rising, #1) by William C. Dietz (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 575 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	WW III by Ian Slater 3.98 avg rating — 761 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Ghost in the Shell (Ghost in the Shell, #1) by Masamune Shirow 4.15 avg rating — 13,550 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Overthrow: The War with China and North Korea--Fall of an Empire (Dan Lenson, #19) by David Poyer (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	THE WEEKEND WARRIORS by James W. Burke Jr. 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Record Keeper by Agnes Gomillion (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 650 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Insignia (Insignia, #1) by S.J. Kincaid (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 16,161 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	First Clash:Combat by Kenneth John Macksey 3.77 avg rating — 83 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Deep War: The War with China and North Korea—The Nuclear Precipice (Dan Lenson #18) by David Poyer (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 451 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Not This August by C.M. Kornbluth 3.47 avg rating — 197 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Bombs Away (The Hot War, #1) by Harry Turtledove 3.57 avg rating — 1,711 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Red Thrust: Attack on the Central Front Soviet Tactics and Capabilities in the 1990s by Stephen J. Zaloga 3.79 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Third World War by Humphrey Hawksley (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 482 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	My Experiences in the Third World War by Michael Moorcock 3.49 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Red Ice (Winds of War, #1) by William C. Dietz (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 919 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Arctic Sea (Dan Lenson, #21) by David Poyer (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 370 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	ENDE: a Diary of the Third World War by Anton-Andreas Guha 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Protect and Defend by Eric L. Harry (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 360 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Blast of War: A Narrative History of the Third World War by Adam Yoshida (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 65 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Star Trek: First Contact (Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie Novelization #2) by J.M. Dillard 4.04 avg rating — 1,709 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Doctor Who: The Complete History - Stories 160-163 Aliens of London/World War Three, Dalek, The Long Game, and Father's Day (Doctor Who: The Complete History, #38) by John Ainsworth 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Watchmen by Alan Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 593,334 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) by Tim LaHaye 3.86 avg rating — 246,885 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo 4.41 avg rating — 39,300 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Appleseed, Vol. 1: The Promethean Challenge by Masamune Shirow 3.93 avg rating — 1,732 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Neon Genesis Evangelion, Vol. 1 by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto 4.20 avg rating — 10,745 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien 3.68 avg rating — 17,804 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	G.I. Joe America's Elite Volume 5: WWIII Omnibus by Mark Powers 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	It Was Always Her by J.L. Witterick (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 126 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars