Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Nelda Fossett (27 Lists)



The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg LarssonThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsMystic River by Dennis LehaneLock Every Door by Riley SagerThe Housemaid's Secret by Freida McFadden
Books That Everyone Should Read At Least Once
31,465 books — 119,823 voters
Enemy at the Gates by William CraigIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Railway Man by Eric LomaxIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonBeyond Band of Brothers by Dick Winters
Military Fiction
784 books — 399 voters

Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
Must Read World War II Military History - European Theater of Operations (nonfiction)
310 books — 114 voters
Helmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieCatch-22 by Joseph HellerNight by Elie WieselThe Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson
Best World War Two Novels
267 books — 108 voters

Escape From Davao by John D. LukacsBlitzed by Norman OhlerAgent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
Military History
919 books — 341 voters
Enemy at the Gates by William CraigThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,273 books — 381 voters

Inferno by Max HastingsStorm of Steel by Ernst JüngerPegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseArmageddon by Max HastingsThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Plight of a Nation
1,147 books — 400 voters
Inferno by Max HastingsUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill ManningWhy the Allies Won by Richard Overy
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,004 books — 423 voters

Helmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieInferno by Max Hastings
Military Books
1,115 books — 407 voters
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill ManningThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanCompany Commander by Charles B. MacDonaldPatton by Carlo D'Este
Veteran Recommendations
888 books — 421 voters

The Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangEnemy at the Gates by William CraigThe Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe RussellFlyboys by James D. Bradley
World War II Memoirs
356 books — 177 voters
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseNight by Elie WieselWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
War has no winners
1,133 books — 489 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerHiroshima Diary by Michihiko HachiyaLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonPatton by Carlo D'EsteBeyond Band of Brothers by Dick Winters
WW2: Many Perspectives
519 books — 230 voters
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananNight by Elie WieselPegasus Bridge by Stephen E. Ambrose
World War II Literature
277 books — 187 voters

Catch-22 by Joseph HellerFlags of Our Fathers by James D. Bradley
War Fiction
1,255 books — 381 voters
The Second World War by John KeeganIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonThe Third Reich at War by Richard J. EvansBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseBlack Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
World War 2 books
388 books — 210 voters

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. Buchanan
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
344 books — 252 voters
Medallions by Zofia Nałkowska
World War II Fiction
1,290 books — 2,016 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Bedford Boys by Alex KershawIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
779 books — 407 voters
Medallions by Zofia NałkowskaCrabwalk by Günter GrassPegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
A WWII Reading List
718 books — 379 voters

Armageddon by Max HastingsLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell ZuckoffChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananThe Bedford Boys by Alex KershawBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
680 books — 495 voters
Night by Elie WieselChurchill's Secret War by Madhusree MukerjeeThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
663 books — 454 voters

Blitzed by Norman OhlerThe Railway Man by Eric LomaxHiroshima by John Hersey
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
407 books — 627 voters
Blitzed by Norman OhlerA Train in Winter by Caroline MooreheadThe Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonThe Second World War by John Keegan
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters

The Winter Fortress by Neal BascombThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseAt Dawn We Slept by Gordon W. PrangeLife After Life by Kate Atkinson
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
956 books — 762 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters

The Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
WWII Historic Fiction
1,454 books — 1,528 voters