2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Hermina Allphin (28 Lists)



Pretty Girls by Karin SlaughterThe Zombie Room by R.D. RonaldA Flicker in the Dark by Stacy WillinghamThen She Was Gone by Lisa JewellThe Only One Left by Riley Sager
Books That Should Be Made Into Movies
32,219 books — 68,393 voters
The Railway Man by Eric LomaxThe Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe RussellThe Second World War by Antony BeevorIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonDecision in Normandy by Carlo D'Este
Military Fiction
784 books — 399 voters

1939 - The War That Had Many Fathers by Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof
Must Read World War II Military History - European Theater of Operations (nonfiction)
311 books — 115 voters
Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie1939 - The War That Had Many Fathers by Gerd Schultze-RhonhofPatton by Carlo D'EsteThe Third Reich at War by Richard J. EvansChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. Buchanan
Best World War Two Novels
267 books — 108 voters

An Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonBlitzed by Norman OhlerThe Railway Man by Eric LomaxLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerAgent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
Military History
919 books — 341 voters
Churchill's Secret War by Madhusree MukerjeeA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanHelmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieWe Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanThe Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,273 books — 382 voters

Schindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownBeyond Band of Brothers by Dick WintersIn Harm's Way by Doug Stanton
Plight of a Nation
1,147 books — 400 voters
Blitzed by Norman OhlerA Train in Winter by Caroline MooreheadThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Second World War by Antony Beevor
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,004 books — 423 voters

Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko HachiyaBonhoeffer by Eric MetaxasThe Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonEnemy at the Gates by William CraigAn Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson
Military Books
1,115 books — 407 voters
The Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonPacific Crucible by Ian W. TollNight by Elie WieselAnne Frank Remembered by Miep Gies
Veteran Recommendations
888 books — 421 voters

The Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe RussellA Train in Winter by Caroline MooreheadThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankSchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyThe Guns at Last Light by Rick Atkinson
World War II Memoirs
357 books — 178 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeEnemy at the Gates by William CraigEscape From Davao by John D. Lukacs
War has no winners
1,134 books — 489 voters

Anne Frank Remembered by Miep GiesA Train in Winter by Caroline MooreheadThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanThe Second World War by John Keegan
WW2: Many Perspectives
519 books — 230 voters
Why the Allies Won by Richard OveryLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerThe Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. FreemanThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
World War II Literature
277 books — 187 voters

1939 - The War That Had Many Fathers by Gerd Schultze-RhonhofBlitzed by Norman OhlerThe Last Battle by Cornelius RyanMasters of the Air by Donald L. Miller
War Fiction
1,256 books — 381 voters
Neptune's Inferno by James D. HornfischerRetribution by Max HastingsThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerThe Second World War by Antony BeevorBlack Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
World War 2 books
388 books — 210 voters

Pacific Crucible by Ian W. TollThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell ZuckoffHHhH by Laurent Binet
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
344 books — 252 voters
Crabwalk by Günter Grass
World War II Fiction
1,393 books — 2,023 voters

Why the Allies Won by Richard OverySchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyStorm of Steel by Ernst Jünger
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
779 books — 407 voters
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'Reilly
A WWII Reading List
718 books — 379 voters

Crabwalk by Günter Grass
Best WWII Historical Fiction
448 books — 634 voters
Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbroseInferno by Max HastingsThe Rising Sun by John TolandThe Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
682 books — 497 voters

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
381 books — 421 voters
Enemy at the Gates by William CraigNeptune's Inferno by James D. HornfischerHiroshima by John HerseyThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy Sajer
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
664 books — 455 voters

The Bedford Boys by Alex KershawCompany Commander by Charles B. MacDonaldUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandIn Harm's Way by Doug Stanton
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
407 books — 627 voters
In Harm's Way by Doug StantonKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'ReillyThe Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanPatton by Carlo D'Este
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters

Helmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieMasters of the Air by Donald L. MillerKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'ReillyChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. Buchanan
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
956 books — 762 voters
WWII Historic Fiction
1,457 books — 1,534 voters