Big Books of 2026

Listopia > Book Lists Voted on by Grover Kinzig (26 Lists)



Patton by Carlo D'EsteWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard RhodesThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerMedallions by Zofia Nałkowska
Best World War Two Novels
267 books — 108 voters
When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill ManningMedallions by Zofia NałkowskaChurchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War" by Patrick J. BuchananThe Railway Man by Eric LomaxThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
Military History
919 books — 341 voters

Why the Allies Won by Richard OveryThe Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. FreemanEnemy at the Gates by William CraigLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerInferno by Max Hastings
History Books - Fact and Fiction
1,273 books — 381 voters
We Band of Angels by Elizabeth M. NormanInferno by Max HastingsWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. SledgeChurchill's Secret War by Madhusree MukerjeeCrabwalk by Günter Grass
Plight of a Nation
1,147 books — 400 voters

Retribution by Max HastingsCrabwalk by Günter GrassIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonBlitzed by Norman OhlerBand of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
Take Me Somewhere I've Never Been Before
1,004 books — 423 voters
Inferno by Max HastingsThe Rape of Nanking by Iris ChangAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonAgent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre
Military Books
1,115 books — 407 voters

Pegasus Bridge by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonDecision in Normandy by Carlo D'EsteFlags of Our Fathers by James D. BradleyWith the Old Breed by Eugene B. Sledge
Veteran Recommendations
888 books — 421 voters
Inferno by Max HastingsIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonThe Railway Man by Eric LomaxHHhH by Laurent BinetThe Second World War by John Keegan
War has no winners
1,133 books — 489 voters

Hiroshima Diary by Michihiko HachiyaLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerAgent Zigzag by Ben MacintyreThe Girls of Atomic City by Denise KiernanThe Railway Man by Eric Lomax
WW2: Many Perspectives
519 books — 230 voters
The Guns of August by Barbara W. TuchmanIn Harm's Way by Doug StantonThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerHiroshima by John Hersey
World War II Literature
277 books — 187 voters

The Third Reich at War by Richard J. EvansThe Guns at Last Light by Rick AtkinsonAn Army at Dawn by Rick AtkinsonKilling the Rising Sun by Bill O'ReillyIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
War Fiction
1,255 books — 381 voters
Lost in Shangri-la by Mitchell ZuckoffLegacy of Ashes by Tim WeinerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandCrabwalk by Günter GrassHiroshima by John Hersey
World War 2 books
388 books — 210 voters

The Winter Fortress by Neal BascombThe Second World War by Antony BeevorAnne Frank Remembered by Miep GiesLife After Life by Kate AtkinsonCitizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose
World War II Books Everyone Should Read At Least Once
344 books — 252 voters
Hiroshima by John Hersey
World War II Fiction
1,290 books — 2,016 voters

The Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerHiroshima by John HerseyThe Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan
World War II Fiction & Non-fiction
779 books — 407 voters
Escape From Davao by John D. LukacsThe Forgotten 500 by Gregory A. FreemanInferno by Max HastingsWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
A WWII Reading List
718 books — 379 voters

A Bridge Too Far by Cornelius RyanLost in Shangri-la by Mitchell ZuckoffFlags of Our Fathers by James D. BradleyDecision in Normandy by Carlo D'Este
Best World War II History (nonfiction)
680 books — 495 voters
Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
Best 1940s Historical Fiction
380 books — 420 voters

Company Commander by Charles B. MacDonaldThe Nazi Officer's Wife by Edith Hahn BeerUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandThe Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors by James D. HornfischerPatton by Carlo D'Este
World War Two - Firsthand Accounts (nonfiction)
663 books — 454 voters
Enemy at the Gates by William CraigPatton by Carlo D'EsteFlyboys by James D. BradleySchindler’s List by Thomas KeneallyWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning
Amazing WWII fiction (some with romance)
407 books — 627 voters

Blitzed by Norman OhlerWhen Books Went to War by Molly Guptill ManningAt Dawn We Slept by Gordon W. Prange
Best WWII Fiction and Biography
697 books — 579 voters
Crabwalk by Günter GrassUnbroken by Laura HillenbrandBand of Brothers by Stephen E. AmbroseIn the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
World War II/Holocaust Fiction & Non-fiction
956 books — 762 voters

Life After Life by Kate AtkinsonCatch-22 by Joseph Heller
Best War Novels
1,671 books — 1,388 voters
WWII Historic Fiction
1,454 books — 1,528 voters