A Decade of Hit Books

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Rosette Faubion (27 Lists)



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 — 107 voters
Blitzed by Norman OhlerFlyboys by James D. BradleyThe Train to Crystal City by Jan Jarboe Russell
Military History
929 books — 395 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
1,313 books — 468 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
1,135 books — 454 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
1,024 books — 481 voters
Company Commander by Charles B. MacDonaldDecision in Normandy by Carlo D'EsteThe Longest Winter by Alex KershawCrabwalk by Günter Grass
Military Books
1,137 books — 471 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
905 books — 479 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
367 books — 193 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
1,150 books — 542 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
538 books — 272 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
286 books — 190 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerHiroshima by John HerseyWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill ManningThe Bedford Boys by Alex Kershaw
War Fiction
1,272 books — 438 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
393 books — 211 voters
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananThe Rising Sun by John TolandThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
348 books — 254 voters

World War II Fiction
1,504 books — 2,283 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
830 books — 447 voters

Retribution by Max HastingsThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanCatch-22 by Joseph HellerThe Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. Freeman
A WWII Reading List
743 books — 390 voters
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Best WWII Historical Fiction
593 books — 706 voters

Hiroshima by John HerseyWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik LarsonThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell Zuckoff
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
696 books — 535 voters
We Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerChurchill's Secret War by Madhusree MukerjeeUnbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
698 books — 494 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)
441 books — 662 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
699 books — 610 voters

In Harm's Way by Doug StantonArmageddon by Max HastingsThe Longest Day by Cornelius RyanThe Forgotten Soldier by Guy SajerThe Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
1,033 books — 836 voters
Best War Novels
1,718 books — 1,469 voters

WWII Historic Fiction
1,534 books — 1,661 voters