The Longest Day by Cornelius RyanWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeThe Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonEscape From Davao by John D. Lukacs
Best World War Two Novels
267 books — 108 voters
Blitzed by Norman OhlerFlyboys by James D. BradleyThe Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell
Military History
927 books — 378 voters

Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. AmbrosePegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseAgent Zigzag by Ben MacintyreThe Bedford Boys by Alex KershawCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,281 books — 413 voters
Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko HachiyaAt Dawn We Slept by Gordon W. PrangeThe Third Reich at War by Richard J. EvansLegacy of Ashes by Tim Weiner
Plight of a Nation
1,151 books — 433 voters

Enemy at the Gates by William CraigRetribution by Max HastingsWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeThe Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownThe Second World War by John Keegan
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,010 books — 452 voters
Company Commander by Charles B. MacDonaldDecision in Normandy by Carlo D'EsteThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawCrabwalk by Günter Grass
Military Books
1,123 books — 448 voters

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten BoomLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonThe Railway Man by Eric LomaxCrabwalk by Günter GrassThe Third Reich at War by Richard J. Evans
Veteran Recommendations
894 books — 449 voters
Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell ZuckoffInferno by Max HastingsWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeCrabwalk by Günter GrassBlitzed by Norman Ohler
World War II Memoirs
357 books — 178 voters

The Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. FreemanIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonHelmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieThe Rising Sun by John  Toland
War has no winners
1,142 books — 524 voters
Beyond Band of Brothers by Dick WintersNight by Elie WieselInferno by Max HastingsThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerIn Harm's Way by Doug Stanton
WW2: Many Perspectives
519 books — 230 voters

Neptune's Inferno by James D. HornfischerCatch-22 by Joseph HellerPegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius Ryan1939 - The War That Had Many Fathers by Gerd Schultze-Rhonhof
World War II Literature
277 books — 187 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerHiroshima by John HerseyWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill ManningThe Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw
War Fiction
1,263 books — 416 voters

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James BrownDecision in Normandy by Carlo D'EsteHelmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieArmageddon by Max HastingsThe Second World War by John Keegan
World War 2 books
389 books — 211 voters

World War II Fiction
1,397 books — 2,031 voters
Berlin Diary by William L. ShirerA Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawThe Winter Fortress by Neal Bascomb
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
779 books — 408 voters

Retribution by Max HastingsThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman
A WWII Reading List
719 books — 380 voters
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Best WWII Historical Fiction
545 books — 640 voters

Helmet for My Pillow by Robert LeckieEnemy at the Gates by William CraigWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeArmageddon by Max Hastings
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
407 books — 627 voters
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananThe Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe RussellThe Railway Man by Eric LomaxBonhoeffer by Eric Metaxas
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters

Best War Novels
1,680 books — 1,422 voters

WWII Historic Fiction
1,460 books — 1,539 voters