Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Chadwick Sharplin (26 Lists)



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
784 books — 399 voters

Storm of Steel by Ernst JüngerInferno by Max HastingsMedallions by Zofia Nałkowska
Must Read World War II Military History - European Theater of Operations (nonfiction)
310 books — 114 voters
Hiroshima by John HerseyBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseDecision in Normandy by Carlo D'EsteLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell ZuckoffStorm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
Best World War Two Novels
267 books — 108 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
919 books — 341 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
1,273 books — 381 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
1,147 books — 400 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
1,004 books — 423 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
1,115 books — 407 voters
Blitzed by Norman OhlerBeyond Band of Brothers by Dick WintersThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanRetribution by Max Hastings
Veteran Recommendations
888 books — 421 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
356 books — 177 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
1,133 books — 489 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
519 books — 230 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
277 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
1,255 books — 381 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
388 books — 210 voters

The Last Battle by Cornelius RyanArmageddon by Max HastingsNeptune's Inferno by James D. HornfischerThe Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
344 books — 252 voters
The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangThe Second World War by Antony BeevorAnne Frank Remembered by Miep GiesLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
779 books — 407 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
718 books — 379 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)
680 books — 495 voters

Best 1940s Historical Fiction
380 books — 420 voters
Masters of the Air by Donald L. MillerAgent Zigzag by Ben MacintyrePacific Crucible by Ian W. Toll
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
663 books — 454 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 — 627 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

The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanDer totale Rausch by Norman OhlerSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Bedford Boys by Alex KershawHHhH by Laurent Binet
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
956 books — 762 voters
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters