Best War Novels (1671 books)

This list ranks the best war novels.

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1	All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque 4.11 avg rating — 518,773 ratings score: 21,296, and 217 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	Catch-22 by Joseph Heller 3.99 avg rating — 885,424 ratings score: 18,847, and 193 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	The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 4.15 avg rating — 344,171 ratings score: 14,814, and 152 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	Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. 4.10 avg rating — 1,480,010 ratings score: 14,607, and 151 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	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,870,250 ratings score: 11,209, and 116 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	The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) by Michael Shaara 4.33 avg rating — 91,764 ratings score: 11,031, and 114 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	War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy 4.17 avg rating — 365,061 ratings score: 10,478, and 110 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	Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes 4.27 avg rating — 47,460 ratings score: 10,277, and 106 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	For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway 3.99 avg rating — 317,535 ratings score: 8,642, and 91 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	The Iliad by Homer 3.93 avg rating — 508,220 ratings score: 8,598, and 91 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	Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) by James Clavell 4.41 avg rating — 211,916 ratings score: 8,186, and 87 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	A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway 3.82 avg rating — 352,873 ratings score: 7,562, and 80 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
13	Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell 4.31 avg rating — 1,255,625 ratings score: 7,342, and 77 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 Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,483,161 ratings score: 7,157, and 75 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
15	The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane 3.30 avg rating — 109,964 ratings score: 6,486, and 70 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	Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.31 avg rating — 1,471,371 ratings score: 6,168, and 65 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	The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) by Herman Wouk 4.38 avg rating — 59,419 ratings score: 6,087, and 64 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
18	The Thin Red Line by James Jones really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,427 ratings score: 5,754, and 61 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	The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) by Tom Clancy 4.12 avg rating — 388,314 ratings score: 5,298, and 57 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
20	The Odyssey by Homer 3.83 avg rating — 1,188,707 ratings score: 5,165, and 57 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	Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier 3.89 avg rating — 249,841 ratings score: 5,131, and 55 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
22	The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer 3.95 avg rating — 26,424 ratings score: 4,945, and 53 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
23	The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.54 avg rating — 729,475 ratings score: 4,935, and 53 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
24	Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy 4.21 avg rating — 84,688 ratings score: 4,763, and 51 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
25	Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo 4.21 avg rating — 48,602 ratings score: 4,709, and 50 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
26	Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak 4.01 avg rating — 102,819 ratings score: 4,698, and 52 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
27	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 3.88 avg rating — 1,010,932 ratings score: 4,474, and 49 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
28	Atonement by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 562,456 ratings score: 4,353, and 47 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
29	From Here to Eternity by James Jones 4.08 avg rating — 18,086 ratings score: 4,207, and 47 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
30	The Quiet American by Graham Greene 3.98 avg rating — 71,062 ratings score: 4,123, and 46 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
31	The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk 4.29 avg rating — 26,892 ratings score: 4,026, and 44 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
32	Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks 4.11 avg rating — 83,826 ratings score: 3,945, and 43 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
33	Sophie’s Choice by William Styron 4.17 avg rating — 94,393 ratings score: 3,922, and 44 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
34	The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) by Joe Haldeman 4.14 avg rating — 180,135 ratings score: 3,883, and 44 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
35	The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 3.86 avg rating — 139,122 ratings score: 3,757, and 43 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
36	North and South (North and South, #1) by John Jakes 4.21 avg rating — 62,447 ratings score: 3,500, and 40 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
37	The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer 4.19 avg rating — 808,964 ratings score: 3,438, and 37 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
38	The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) by James Fenimore Cooper 3.70 avg rating — 102,128 ratings score: 3,422, and 39 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
39	Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 43,604 ratings score: 3,419, and 38 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
40	Les Misérables by Victor Hugo 4.21 avg rating — 842,389 ratings score: 3,389, and 37 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
41	Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernières 4.03 avg rating — 92,709 ratings score: 3,384, and 38 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
42	The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells 3.83 avg rating — 348,923 ratings score: 3,288, and 38 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
43	Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky 3.86 avg rating — 77,987 ratings score: 3,240, and 35 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
44	Girl at War by Sara Nović (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 33,691 ratings score: 3,206, and 36 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
45	The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin, #1) by Jack Higgins 4.18 avg rating — 58,554 ratings score: 3,185, and 36 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
46	War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) by Herman Wouk 4.43 avg rating — 39,357 ratings score: 3,144, and 35 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
47	Magenta by John Payton Foden (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 5,039 ratings score: 3,051, and 31 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
48	Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 29,420 ratings score: 2,910, and 32 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
49	Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy 4.15 avg rating — 218,835 ratings score: 2,830, and 33 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
50	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,967,436 ratings score: 2,800, and 31 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
51	The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman 4.41 avg rating — 22,688 ratings score: 2,783, and 33 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
52	Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) by Bette Greene 3.70 avg rating — 17,802 ratings score: 2,759, and 32 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
53	Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) by Pat Barker 4.02 avg rating — 33,662 ratings score: 2,705, and 30 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
54	HHhH by Laurent Binet 4.08 avg rating — 28,138 ratings score: 2,684, and 31 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
55	Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman 4.46 avg rating — 15,385 ratings score: 2,683, and 30 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
56	The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers 3.74 avg rating — 26,716 ratings score: 2,602, and 29 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
57	Redeployment by Phil Klay (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 25,061 ratings score: 2,594, and 29 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
58	The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) by Pearl S. Buck 4.01 avg rating — 260,425 ratings score: 2,475, and 28 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
59	Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard 3.98 avg rating — 22,516 ratings score: 2,463, and 28 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
60	The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 61,977 ratings score: 2,450, and 26 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
61	After Dunkirk (After Dunkirk #1) by Lee Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 12,461 ratings score: 2,392, and 25 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
62	The Boy From Block 66: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (Heroic Children of World War II Book 1) by Limor Regev (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 7,817 ratings score: 2,336, and 24 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
63	Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes 3.70 avg rating — 51,204 ratings score: 2,293, and 26 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
64	Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) by Jeff Shaara 4.09 avg rating — 37,450 ratings score: 2,283, and 28 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
65	Night by Elie Wiesel 4.38 avg rating — 1,360,636 ratings score: 2,271, and 28 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
66	A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute 4.16 avg rating — 61,769 ratings score: 2,262, and 27 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
67	The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 828,487 ratings score: 2,258, and 27 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
68	Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien 3.91 avg rating — 14,615 ratings score: 2,257, and 25 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
69	Das Boot: The Boat by Lothar-Günther Buchheim 4.26 avg rating — 5,989 ratings score: 2,229, and 26 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
70	When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1) by H.W. "Buzz" Bernard (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 4,625 ratings score: 2,226, and 23 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
71	From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 67,431 ratings score: 2,213, and 23 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
72	Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 66,836 ratings score: 2,211, and 23 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
73	Confederates by Thomas Keneally 4.08 avg rating — 1,346 ratings score: 2,151, and 23 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
74	On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 4.01 avg rating — 402,478 ratings score: 2,121, and 22 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
75	The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 1,970,994 ratings score: 2,120, and 25 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
76	The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story by Mya Robarts 3.96 avg rating — 16,837 ratings score: 2,084, and 23 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
77	Savaged Lands by Lana Kortchik (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 3,784 ratings score: 2,048, and 21 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
78	A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan 4.28 avg rating — 21,473 ratings score: 1,924, and 22 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
79	The Bridge Over the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle 3.94 avg rating — 10,639 ratings score: 1,917, and 23 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
80	March by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 78,252 ratings score: 1,909, and 22 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
81	The Reader by Bernhard Schlink 3.79 avg rating — 231,002 ratings score: 1,892, and 22 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
82	Andersonville by MacKinlay Kantor 4.10 avg rating — 8,375 ratings score: 1,870, and 22 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
83	The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat 4.23 avg rating — 8,346 ratings score: 1,805, and 20 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
84	The Watch by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya 3.58 avg rating — 1,385 ratings score: 1,783, and 18 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
85	The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3) by Jeff Shaara 4.25 avg rating — 18,213 ratings score: 1,722, and 21 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
86	The Aeneid by Virgil 3.87 avg rating — 143,122 ratings score: 1,708, and 20 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
87	Dune (Dune, #1) by Frank Herbert 4.29 avg rating — 1,621,402 ratings score: 1,701, and 21 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
88	Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon 4.01 avg rating — 48,090 ratings score: 1,700, and 20 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
89	Ivanhoe by Walter Scott 3.77 avg rating — 99,022 ratings score: 1,698, and 21 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
90	The Sorrow of War by Bảo Ninh 4.08 avg rating — 11,303 ratings score: 1,656, and 17 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
91	Battle Cry by Leon Uris 4.17 avg rating — 10,249 ratings score: 1,628, and 19 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
92	Team Yankee by Harold Coyle (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 11,744 ratings score: 1,619, and 19 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
93	Message From Nam by Danielle Steel 4.13 avg rating — 12,884 ratings score: 1,579, and 17 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
94	City of Thieves by David Benioff 4.30 avg rating — 166,356 ratings score: 1,565, and 18 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
95	The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek 4.10 avg rating — 20,994 ratings score: 1,555, and 18 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
96	Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 169,344 ratings score: 1,520, and 21 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
96	The Alice Network by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 623,341 ratings score: 1,520, and 17 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
98	Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) by George MacDonald Fraser 4.05 avg rating — 15,933 ratings score: 1,484, and 17 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
99	Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.34 avg rating — 182,850 ratings score: 1,478, and 18 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
100	Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8) by Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 17,237 ratings score: 1,475, and 17 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

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message 1: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Nov 20, 2011 08:47PM) (new)

Nov 20, 2011 08:42PM

Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War is not a novel; it is non-fiction.

Do you want me to remove it, Rob?

ETA: Germany 1945 also appears to be non-fiction.

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message 2: by Darwin8u (new)

Nov 20, 2011 09:13PM

Yes, I think that would be fine. I haven't looked at the list for awhile. Thanks.

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message 3: by Darwin8u (new)

Jun 05, 2012 11:22AM

Deleted 1776 b/c it isn't fictional (thus not a novel).

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message 4: by Michelle (new)

Dec 14, 2013 08:46AM

City of Thieves

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message 5: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Dec 14, 2013 08:55AM

If you're trying to vote, you can do that at the top of the list, at the tab next to "all votes."

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message 6: by Jyanx (new)

Mar 12, 2014 04:19AM

The Things They Carried is on here twice as #6 and as #365.

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message 7: by Darwin8u (new)

Mar 12, 2014 05:35AM

Thanks. Also removed a couple nonfiction.

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message 8: by Darwin8u (last edited Apr 20, 2014 08:40AM) (new)

Apr 20, 2014 08:36AM

Just scanned the list and removed four nonfiction/memoir:
1. WAR by Sebastian Junger
2. The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote
3. Arizona Savagery: An Indian History of the New American West by Seals
4. The Forgotten Soldier by Sajer.
5. Dispatches by Herr.

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message 9: by Jacob (new)

Jul 16, 2014 10:19PM

Ender's Game is NOT a war novel! Nor is it a novel, it is crap.

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message 10: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 08, 2014 05:39PM

Roy wrote: "'Coming Home' by Roy E Stolworthy, was entered and voted for on a number of occasions this list, so where is it now and what happened to it."

Don't know. I typically will only remove nonfiction. Someone else may have removed it, but ... not me.

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message 11: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 08, 2014 05:40PM

Jacob wrote: "Ender's Game is NOT a war novel! Nor is it a novel, it is crap."

If I started to judge what is or isn't war I could write a book. I also won't remove a book simple because it is crap. Sorry. Hopefully, a crappy book just moves down the ranks eventually.

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message 12: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 08, 2014 05:53PM

Removed Devil's Guard. While it may be fictional (really bad history), it was presented as being historical and not a novel.

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message 13: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 09, 2014 09:57PM

Roy wrote: "How can someone else remove 'Coming Home' Is it the same list, I do remember a line of numbers in the link and can it ne re-entered."

Roy, any librarian can delete books from the list that are totally miscategorized. Hence, I only remove books that are put here that are history/biography. I don't know who removed your book or when or if it was ever on the list. And honestly, I really don't care enough to track it down or fix.

If you want your book on the list, put it here (although that is a bit self-promoting and borders on BBA). If people think it should rank high, it will get the votes. I'm not sure what you want more, besides a bit of attention for your book. Your time is probably better spent working on a new book, IMHO.

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message 14: by Darwin8u (last edited Aug 12, 2014 07:08AM) (new)

Aug 11, 2014 08:57PM

Roy wrote: "What an attitude. It is obvious my time would be better spent not messing about with Goodreads, which is pretty much a waste of time."

Roy, I'm not here to entertain you, boost your confidence, or promote (or even read) your book. I'm sorry if it got deleted off a list I give minimum attention to. If you want it back on the list, put it back on the list. If not, move on.

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message 15: by Darwin8u (last edited Aug 12, 2014 07:14AM) (new)

Aug 12, 2014 07:07AM

Roy wrote: "If you are anything to go by I think I will move on from goodreads."

I am the most charming part of Goodreads. Good luck voting on and rating your own novels.

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message 16: by Darwin8u (last edited Aug 12, 2014 10:22AM) (new)

Aug 12, 2014 09:03AM

Well, there is your 5-star rating of Coming Home, your 5-star reviews (yes you actually managed to give one of your own books 10 TOTAL STARS) of Hidden in Plain View is, ahem, still in "plain view", as is your 5-star reviews of All In and The Dancing Boy.

I mean, that is a little low-brow. It is like being one of those pageant mothers, but you are both the dancing girl AND her mother. In the future, I would just stick with quid pro quo 5 & 4-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads with other self-published authors like:

Margaret Tanner
Lisa Williamsson
JC Allen
Lisa Williamson
Rebecca Stroud
James Anderson
Joanne Mazzotta

Again, I'm sorry your book isn't on my list. I didn't take it off. But I see that you've managed to push your book all the way upto SEVEN on the Great War list, beating out classics like:

Johnny Got His Gun
The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen
The Good Soldier Švejk
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph

You are right on the heels of:

Goodbye to All That
All's Quiet on the Western Front, and
A Farewell to Arms

Come on Roy, you need to encourage more of your self-published, self-promoting crowd to vote you up the list.

BTW, you can't "troll" your own thread.

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message 17: by Darwin8u (last edited Aug 12, 2014 11:12AM) (new)

Aug 12, 2014 09:45AM

Roy wrote: "The book in question was not rated by me nor voted for, ggodbye goodreads."

Tell me honestly Roy - Doesn't it fill you with a tiny bit of shame that you are essentially cheating on trivial lists against dead authors, some of which ACTUALLY died during the GREAT WAR?

Didn't you imagine that readers with just a bit of historical and literary perspective would immediately spot something wrong, and see you actually DON'T belong in a Top 10 next to Hemingway or Wilfred Owen? Are you not even a bit self-aware? I mean T.E. Lawrence was a bit of a self-promoter too, but he also had a ton of talent.

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message 18: by Darwin8u (last edited Aug 12, 2014 12:14PM) (new)

Aug 12, 2014 10:59AM

A pit somewhere? Roy, that is a great idea for a book. Why don't you write it. You can then give it 5-stars, have your editor review it, have your self-publishing friends review it (in exchange for reviewing their tripe), and then bitch and moan about your book not being on my list. It sounds like a blockbuster idea for sure.

BTW, "Coming Home" IS, nominally, a traditionally published book (all the rest of your books are self-published, no?). It appears to be doing quite well (#4,010,269 in Amazon Books; does that translate to .01 books per week or .001 books per week?). But you might just be riding the 100th anniversary of WWI publishing wave. Kuddos!

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message 19: by Darwin8u (last edited Aug 12, 2014 12:14PM) (new)

Aug 12, 2014 11:06AM

Roy wrote: "So, it would seem T.H.Lawrence is you next target. Did you know I once met the late King Feisal who fought the Turks with Lawrence..."

BTW, I think you are mixing up T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) with D.H. Lawrence (of Lady Chatterley).

Details are important in writing (so is punctuation and spelling) Roy -- AND in thinking AND debating.

Also, logic is important. Why would you meeting King Feisal shame me? Because he fought with T.E. Lawrence? Is greatness transferable: T.E. Lawrence >> King Feisal >> YOU? And even if greatness was like an STD, how would that exactly shame me?

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message 20: by Darwin8u (last edited Aug 12, 2014 03:46PM) (new)

Aug 12, 2014 02:44PM

I have plenty of respect for those who fought, some respect for those who write, little repsect for those who cheat (and even less for those who can't even cheat well).

You come on my post all pissed that someone took your book off my list (which, BTW, wasn't the case).

All evidence points to the fact that you are unethically trying to promote your book: 1. giving yourself stars, 2. trading stars with other writers, 3. pushing your book up lists using similar tactics, etc).

I have been a bit sharp, yes, but I don't think nasty. Maybe what you need is someone who tells you that your retirement would be more productively spent playing with vegetables than words.

Anyway, I'm glad your book is doing so well on your own, small, private island of friends.

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message 21: by Jacob (last edited Aug 16, 2014 01:23PM) (new)

Aug 16, 2014 01:23PM

This is the greatest thread I've read in some time. Ah, the shames of egotism!

A great list too, by the way.

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message 22: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 17, 2014 09:09AM

I'm not sure Roy enjoyed it as much. It appears he deleted all his comments and ran.

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message 23: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 17, 2014 10:13AM

BTW, here are another handful of Roy's "Bad Behaving Author Friends":

1. John Hanley - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
2. Paul Cude - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
3. Dab10 - ranked Comign Home 1 of 1 - author of Karmic Krackers
4. Leonardo Ramirez - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
5. Danielle DeVor - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
6. Dianne Harman - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
7. Melodie Ramone - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
8. Elizabeth Marx - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
9. Karen Prince - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
10. Murielle Cyr - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
11. Janna Yeshanova - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
12. Jams N. Roses - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
13. Shane K.P. O'Neill - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.
14. Rhonda Patton/Chester McDaniel - ranked Coming Home 1 of 1 - self-published.

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message 24: by Jacob (last edited Aug 17, 2014 11:46AM) (new)

Aug 17, 2014 11:46AM

I can understand Roy, but even Dab10 can't be trusted?! Oh, what a world, what a world!

I understand wanting people to read your book. Time and soul end up in bound between pages and dammit someone should at least endure it if not enjoy it. But comiserating with others into artificially garner acclaim to further readership is clumsy and low. It's the literary equivalent of a pop-up ad.

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message 25: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 17, 2014 02:34PM

Yeah. That is kinda how I feel. It is like reviewing your own novel with a nom de guerre. Really? You couldn't put it down? You f-ing WROTE it!

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message 26: by Darwin8u (new)

Aug 17, 2014 02:35PM

I could have probably been nicer to Roy, but he was so quick-to-dick!

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message 27: by Jacob (new)

Aug 17, 2014 02:48PM

Hey, maybe he couldn't put it down because it was so riddled with spelling errors?

Regardless, we're all going to end up with egg on our collective faces when Roy becomes the next (even more humorless) D.H. Lawrence.

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message 28: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Aug 17, 2014 03:03PM

I see Roy is no longer officially a GR author (if he was in the first place; I forget).

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message 29: by Gregsamsa (new)

Aug 18, 2014 05:18AM

I don't think you weren't sufficiently nice and patient with Roy, proving that you are the most charming part of GoodReads. What I don't understand is how he doesn't get the overall rhetorical effect of his actions. His work might be good, but one whiff of this sort of behavior and I automatically think CRAPWRITER, a hasty judgement that shall not be erased, as that could only happen by 1) my reading his book, and 2) thinking it's great, and 2 ain't gonna happen cuz 1 isn't bcuz, you know, CRAPWRITER.

As I posted elsewhere somewhere regarding this, I bet you anything that somewhere there is a self-pubbers discussion group where they post calls for list-votes they all participate in as a supportive community giving needed attention to undervalued books they haven't read.

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message 30: by Mir (new)

Aug 18, 2014 10:08AM

Gregsamsa wrote: "I bet you anything that somewhere there is a self-pubbers discussion group where they post calls for list-votes they all participate in as a supportive community giving needed attention to undervalued books they haven't read."

Oh, definitely. Sometimes they're even in public view because the authors aren't 'net savvy enough to realize anyone can see their comments. Like that thing with Maggie Spence arranging with other self-pubbed authors to vote up all each others' books on every list.

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message 31: by Lobstergirl (new)

Oct 01, 2014 07:33PM

Removed Homage to Catalonia which is not a novel.

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message 32: by Darwin8u (new)

Oct 01, 2014 09:53PM

Thx Lobstergirl.

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message 33: by Charlie (new)

Nov 04, 2014 09:09AM

The Seven Pillars of Wisdom (or the abridged version Revolt in the Desert) are non-fiction, although his detractors have accused T E Lawrence of greatly exaggerating his role in the events.

Maybe a companion list of great non fiction war books.

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message 34: by Darwin8u (last edited Mar 21, 2015 08:41PM) (new)

Nov 08, 2014 10:01PM

Those have snuck in there recently. I'll expunge them. Thanks Charlie.

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message 35: by Alisia (new)

Sep 22, 2015 07:05AM

The Centurions by Larteguy
All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque
The Sorrow of War by Bao Ninh

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message 36: by Deena (new)

Dec 05, 2015 04:54PM

Night is not a novel.

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message 37: by Lobstergirl (new)

Dec 05, 2015 05:23PM

Deena wrote: "Night is not a novel."

Agree, removed.

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message 38: by Deena (new)

Dec 05, 2015 05:25PM

Lobstergirl wrote: "Deena wrote: "Night is not a novel."

Agree, removed."

Thank you. I thought about it, but I've never removed a book from someone else's list, so even though the inability of people to remember the definition of "novel" is one of my pet peeves, I didn't do it...

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message 39: by Lobstergirl (new)

Dec 05, 2015 05:28PM

Some works are borderline, but many more people shelved it as nonfiction and memoir than as fiction, all the newspapers called it a memoir, so that one didn't seem like a close call. But you will notice that many, many people on GR don't understand the distinction between fiction/nonfiction, novel/memoir, etc.

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message 40: by Deena (new)

Dec 05, 2015 05:33PM

Lobstergirl wrote: "But you will notice that many, many people on GR don't understand the distinction between fiction/nonfiction, novel/memoir, etc."

Oh, I've noticed. I usually just stick to sci-fi fantasy lists and avoid the problem altogether, because it really does aggravate me - but that's my problem, not other people's. I'm a history educator, and I never feel like I should inflict my professional stuff on other folks.

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message 41: by Darwin8u (last edited Nov 22, 2016 05:12PM) (new)

Dec 05, 2015 09:25PM

Yeah me too. Lobstergirl and Deena, I only check this page occasionally so if you find nonfiction or memoir please feel free to delete. You aren't going to step on my toes one bit.

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message 42: by Manray9 (new)

Aug 13, 2016 01:49PM

Apparently many readers don't understand the definition of the word novel.

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message 43: by Marcos (new)

Nov 22, 2016 02:55PM

Please help me find a book about war and romance where the main character fights in the two world wars and dies in the war of korea, in the book he almost loses the woman he loved because of the war and he seems to have been called the old man in the book

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message 44: by Lobstergirl (new)

Nov 22, 2016 06:04PM

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message 45: by Marcos (new)

Nov 23, 2016 05:03AM

thanks, lobstergirl, I'll try

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message 46: by Marcos (new)

Nov 24, 2016 11:14AM

Marcos wrote: "Please help me find a book about war and romance where the main character fights in the two world wars and dies in the war of korea, in the book he almost loses the woman he loved because of the wa..."

Post in this group:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Before posting read this:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I'm trying to post a new topic about the book I'm looking for I can not and it always comes back to me: Sorry, you must verify your email before posting a new topic

Marcos

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message 47: by Lobstergirl (new)

Nov 25, 2016 06:42PM

Marcos wrote: "I'm trying to post a new topic about the book I'm looking for I can not and it always comes back to me: Sorry, you must verify your email before posting a new topic."

Post about this in the Feedback Group, they can probably help you. I'm not sure what the solution is.

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message 48: by Luke (last edited Aug 14, 2017 08:00PM) (new)

Aug 14, 2017 07:53PM