The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. AuelIt by Stephen  King
Summer List
1,526 books — 590 voters
The Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonHiroshima Diary by Michihiko HachiyaNeptune's Inferno by James D. HornfischerCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Military Fiction
796 books — 437 voters

An Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonBlitzed by Norman OhlerInferno by Max HastingsRetribution by Max HastingsEnemy at the Gates by William Craig
Military History
927 books — 394 voters
Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonArmageddon by Max HastingsHiroshima by John HerseyThe Rising Sun by John  TolandFlyboys by James D. Bradley
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,281 books — 434 voters

Crabwalk by Günter GrassBeyond Band of Brothers by Dick WintersThe Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Plight of a Nation
1,151 books — 452 voters
The Winter Fortress by Neal BascombBlitzed by Norman OhlerAt Dawn We Slept by Gordon W. PrangeLegacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,010 books — 465 voters

The Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawAgent Zigzag by Ben MacintyreThe Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
Military Books
1,124 books — 464 voters
Blitzed by Norman OhlerBeyond Band of Brothers by Dick WintersThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanRetribution by Max Hastings
Veteran Recommendations
894 books — 469 voters

Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPacific Crucible by Ian W. TollThe Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan
World War II Memoirs
359 books — 181 voters
Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseFlags of Our Fathers by James D. BradleyA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanNight by Elie WieselBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
War has no winners
1,142 books — 537 voters

If You Survive by George        WilsonNight by Elie WieselThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanRetribution by Max HastingsThe Railway Man by Eric Lomax
WW2: Many Perspectives
521 books — 265 voters
Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseStorm of Steel by Ernst JüngerThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanEscape From Davao by John D. LukacsThe Third Reich at War by Richard J. Evans
World War II Literature
280 books — 187 voters

The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonA Train in Winter by Caroline Moorehead
War Fiction
1,263 books — 433 voters
Medallions by Zofia NałkowskaThe Third Reich at War by Richard J. EvansThe Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
World War 2 books
389 books — 211 voters

Bonhoeffer by Eric MetaxasMedallions by Zofia NałkowskaThe Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonRetribution by Max HastingsLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
A WWII Reading List
719 books — 380 voters
The Third Reich at War by Richard J. EvansWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeWhy the Allies Won by Richard OveryPegasus Bridge by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
683 books — 498 voters

Best 1940s Historical Fiction
382 books — 422 voters

The Bedford Boys by Alex KershawThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesBeyond Band of Brothers by Dick WintersA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
407 books — 628 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangA Train in Winter by Caroline MooreheadThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters

Best War Novels
1,680 books — 1,438 voters