World War 2 Books

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The Book Thief The Book Thief (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 597 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.39 — 2,831,128 ratings — published 2005
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All the Light We Cannot See All the Light We Cannot See (Hardcover)
by (shelved 473 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,931,782 ratings — published 2014
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The Diary of a Young Girl The Diary of a Young Girl (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 446 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,119,348 ratings — published 1947
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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 391 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.39 — 995,503 ratings — published 2010
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The Nightingale The Nightingale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 368 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.64 — 1,981,326 ratings — published 2015
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Night Night (Paperback)
by (shelved 330 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,345,159 ratings — published 1956
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Hardcover)
by (shelved 297 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.16 — 948,124 ratings — published 2006
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
by (shelved 260 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,137,605 ratings — published 2018
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Paperback)
by (shelved 260 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.19 — 800,164 ratings — published 2008
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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 227 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.44 — 137,145 ratings — published 1992
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Number the Stars Number the Stars (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 225 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.19 — 613,021 ratings — published 1989
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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 198 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.22 — 146,151 ratings — published 1960
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Salt to the Sea Salt to the Sea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 189 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.35 — 249,136 ratings — published 2016
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Sarah's Key Sarah's Key (Hardcover)
by (shelved 182 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.18 — 492,206 ratings — published 2006
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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 177 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.89 — 217,132 ratings — published 2011
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Between Shades of Gray Between Shades of Gray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 173 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.37 — 271,685 ratings — published 2011
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Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943 (Paperback)
by (shelved 167 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.33 — 40,508 ratings — published 1998
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Slaughterhouse-Five Slaughterhouse-Five (Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,464,074 ratings — published 1969
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 163 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.48 — 351,599 ratings — published 1971
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Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1)
by (shelved 161 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.29 — 336,237 ratings — published 2016
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The Alice Network The Alice Network (Paperback)
by (shelved 157 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.32 — 605,717 ratings — published 2017
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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1) Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)
by (shelved 155 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.00 — 126,888 ratings — published 2012
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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 144 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 134,119 ratings — published 2020
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Catch-22 Catch-22 (Paperback)
by (shelved 140 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.99 — 878,921 ratings — published 1961
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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 140 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 22,467 ratings — published 2002
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D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.31 — 31,163 ratings — published 1994
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The Rose Code The Rose Code (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.44 — 352,761 ratings — published 2021
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa (Paperback)
by (shelved 125 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.49 — 46,712 ratings — published 1981
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky Beneath a Scarlet Sky (Paperback)
by (shelved 120 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.43 — 379,628 ratings — published 2017
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The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)
by (shelved 120 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.49 — 113,310 ratings — published 2015
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 118 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.37 — 849,714 ratings — published 1946
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The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #2) The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (World War II Liberation Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 116 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.36 — 15,669 ratings — published 2007
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1) Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)
by (shelved 115 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.39 — 369,480 ratings — published 1986
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The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 The Longest Day: June 6, 1944 (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.34 — 25,953 ratings — published 1959
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Schindler’s List Schindler’s List (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.34 — 164,937 ratings — published 1982
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The Book of Lost Names The Book of Lost Names (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.43 — 279,929 ratings — published 2020
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We Were the Lucky Ones We Were the Lucky Ones (Hardcover)
by (shelved 112 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.42 — 192,630 ratings — published 2017
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Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany Citizen Soldiers: The US Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany (Paperback)
by (shelved 109 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.24 — 24,450 ratings — published 1997
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Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.25 — 39,085 ratings — published 2001
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The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust of World War II (Paperback)
by (shelved 107 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.25 — 51,947 ratings — published 1997
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The Huntress The Huntress (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 106 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 205,254 ratings — published 2019
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City of Thieves City of Thieves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 106 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 163,855 ratings — published 2008
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The Fall of Berlin 1945 The Fall of Berlin 1945 (Paperback)
by (shelved 105 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.30 — 18,164 ratings — published 2002
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Atonement Atonement (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.95 — 557,085 ratings — published 2001
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 104 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.80 — 52,077 ratings — published 2009
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Hiroshima Hiroshima (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.05 — 87,820 ratings — published 1946
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The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 103 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 3.49 — 91,241 ratings — published 2007
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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 101 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.48 — 10,685 ratings — published 2013
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Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 99 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.36 — 10,937 ratings — published 2011
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The Complete Maus The Complete Maus (Paperback)
by (shelved 99 times as world-war-2)
avg rating 4.58 — 249,064 ratings — published 1980
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Thomas Pynchon
“Lovely morning, World War Two.”
Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow

Bob Dole
“What we dedicate today is not a memorial to war, rather it's a tribute to the physical and moral courage that makes heroes out of farm and city boys and that inspires Americans in every generation to lay down their lives for people they will never meet, for ideals that make life itself worth living.”
Bob Dole, One Soldier's Story

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