Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Ellan Caborn (11 Lists)



A Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanWhat It is Like to Go to War by Karl MarlantesVietnam by Stanley KarnowThe Coldest Winter by David Halberstam
Unforgettables
11,589 books — 7,361 voters
Vietnam by Stanley KarnowThe Coldest Winter by David HalberstamWhat It is Like to Go to War by Karl MarlantesA Bright Shining Lie by Neil Sheehan
Military Fiction
784 books — 399 voters

Vietnam by Stanley KarnowThe Coldest Winter by David HalberstamA Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanWhat It is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes
Read Them Twice...At Least
13,635 books — 11,252 voters
A Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanWhat It is Like to Go to War by Karl MarlantesThe Coldest Winter by David HalberstamVietnam by Stanley Karnow
Books that Changed the Way You View Life
10,487 books — 5,733 voters

A Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanVietnam by Stanley KarnowThe Coldest Winter by David HalberstamWhat It is Like to Go to War by Karl Marlantes
Books That Were Way Better Than I Thought They Would Be
10,581 books — 7,470 voters
A Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanThe Coldest Winter by David HalberstamWhat It is Like to Go to War by Karl MarlantesVietnam by Stanley Karnow
MUST READS!!!
14,456 books — 10,086 voters

Vietnam by Stanley KarnowA Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanThe Coldest Winter by David Halberstam
Veteran Recommendations
888 books — 421 voters
A Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanWhat It is Like to Go to War by Karl MarlantesVietnam by Stanley KarnowThe Coldest Winter by David Halberstam
Books you have read more than one time
12,389 books — 7,715 voters

What It is Like to Go to War by Karl MarlantesVietnam by Stanley KarnowA Bright Shining Lie by Neil SheehanThe Coldest Winter by David Halberstam
Best Non-fiction War Books
2,121 books — 2,353 voters