Second World War Books

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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,171,360 ratings — published 1947
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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 57 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,865,300 ratings — published 2005
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.33 — 41,144 ratings — published 1998
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,962,730 ratings — published 2014
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.16 — 961,585 ratings — published 2006
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,358,534 ratings — published 1956
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 3.95 — 561,994 ratings — published 2001
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The Fall of Berlin 1945 The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.30 — 18,391 ratings — published 2002
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,158,287 ratings — published 2018
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.65 — 2,068,917 ratings — published 2015
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The Second World War The Second World War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.40 — 10,759 ratings — published 2012
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.44 — 138,505 ratings — published 1992
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.19 — 808,095 ratings — published 2008
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 3.99 — 884,830 ratings — published 1961
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.18 — 494,322 ratings — published 2006
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.11 — 23,316 ratings — published 1992
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.37 — 870,286 ratings — published 1946
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Every Man Dies Alone Every Man Dies Alone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.27 — 36,616 ratings — published 1947
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,478,426 ratings — published 1969
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.49 — 47,478 ratings — published 1981
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D-Day: The Battle for Normandy D-Day: The Battle for Normandy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.18 — 12,236 ratings — published 2009
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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.22 — 147,819 ratings — published 1960
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Survival in Auschwitz Survival in Auschwitz (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.35 — 86,261 ratings — published 1947
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Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.36 — 11,092 ratings — published 2011
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.00 — 127,964 ratings — published 2012
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.39 — 995,252 ratings — published 2010
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The Forgotten Soldier The Forgotten Soldier (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.39 — 12,072 ratings — published 1967
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War's Unwomanly Face War's Unwomanly Face (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.51 — 38,856 ratings — published 1983
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Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 Armageddon: The Battle for Germany, 1944-1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.28 — 7,443 ratings — published 2004
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A Bridge Too Far A Bridge Too Far (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.28 — 21,469 ratings — published 1974
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The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.34 — 26,134 ratings — published 1959
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.35 — 254,025 ratings — published 2016
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 3.90 — 219,330 ratings — published 2011
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The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1) The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.31 — 12,305 ratings — published 2003
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Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge Ardennes 1944: The Battle of the Bulge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.12 — 4,999 ratings — published 2015
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.58 — 252,912 ratings — published 1980
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Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.39 — 19,652 ratings — published 2010
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Corelli’s Mandolin Corelli’s Mandolin (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.03 — 92,657 ratings — published 1994
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The Gathering Storm (The Second World War, #1) The Gathering Storm (The Second World War, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.39 — 7,653 ratings — published 1948
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The Third Reich in Power (The History of the Third Reich, #2) The Third Reich in Power (The History of the Third Reich, #2)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.36 — 7,430 ratings — published 2005
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Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,936 ratings — published 1984
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Why the Allies Won Why the Allies Won (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,305 ratings — published 1995
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Schindler’s List Schindler’s List (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.34 — 165,553 ratings — published 1982
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The Paris Library The Paris Library (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.06 — 145,193 ratings — published 2021
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.30 — 136,489 ratings — published 2020
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Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,974 ratings — published 2005
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The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3) The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.48 — 10,826 ratings — published 2013
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1) An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.30 — 22,777 ratings — published 2002
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Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 Pacific Crucible: War at Sea in the Pacific, 1941-1942 (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.61 — 10,125 ratings — published 2011
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The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi Economy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as second-world-war)
avg rating 4.54 — 3,073 ratings — published 2007
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Michel del Castillo
“Dans une guerre il n'y a ni vainqueurs ni vaincus: rien que des victimes.”
Michel Del Castillo, Tanguy

Shari J. Ryan
“I can’t understand why so many of them seem to be in one place at the same time, but I wonder if a man’s final thought is that they don’t want to be alone when they take their last breath.”
Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

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