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Best WWII Fiction and Biography

The best and most important WWII historical fiction, biographical fiction, and biography... a list of books to give any reader allergic to straight history texts a real grounding in the era and issues of World War 2.
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4.09 avg rating — 3,273 ratings
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4.30 avg rating — 2,901 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 16,956 ratings
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4.43 avg rating — 276,036 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 46,251 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 190 ratings
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508

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4.09 avg rating — 692 ratings
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508

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3.93 avg rating — 915 ratings
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508

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3.99 avg rating — 4,799 ratings
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508

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4.36 avg rating — 15,889 ratings
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508

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3.50 avg rating — 1,881 ratings
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508

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4.29 avg rating — 19,225 ratings
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516

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4.04 avg rating — 796 ratings
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4.30 avg rating — 5,084 ratings
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516

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3.99 avg rating — 1,543 ratings
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516

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3.92 avg rating — 17,200 ratings
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516

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4.11 avg rating — 19,863 ratings
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516

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3.94 avg rating — 9,522 ratings
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522

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3.94 avg rating — 65 ratings
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522

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4.18 avg rating — 1,226 ratings
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522

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4.61 avg rating — 321 ratings
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522

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4.09 avg rating — 1,962 ratings
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522

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4.25 avg rating — 139 ratings
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522

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4.07 avg rating — 966 ratings
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522

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3.99 avg rating — 13,698 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 2,714 ratings
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530

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4.11 avg rating — 288 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings
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4.48 avg rating — 50 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 1,666 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 22,775 ratings
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4.42 avg rating — 191,524 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 38,978 ratings
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538

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3.96 avg rating — 3,678 ratings
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538

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4.19 avg rating — 3,447 ratings
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538

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4.04 avg rating — 185 ratings
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538

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4.07 avg rating — 168 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 1,317 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 1,235 ratings
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4.18 avg rating — 12,096 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 103,098 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 20,852 ratings
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4.34 avg rating — 22,100 ratings
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4.44 avg rating — 2,063 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 18,081 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 1,894 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 1,340 ratings
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3.76 avg rating — 532 ratings
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548

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4.37 avg rating — 270,599 ratings
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554

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4.32 avg rating — 259 ratings
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3.26 avg rating — 348 ratings
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554

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3.99 avg rating — 23,931 ratings
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4.53 avg rating — 6,541 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 8,046 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 2,003 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 10,532 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 9,467 ratings
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562

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4.13 avg rating — 418 ratings
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562

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3.42 avg rating — 8,717 ratings
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562

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4.14 avg rating — 235 ratings
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562

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4.03 avg rating — 2,875 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 1,826 ratings
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562

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4.40 avg rating — 210,584 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 10,301 ratings
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569

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3.92 avg rating — 138 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings
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4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 2,211 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 5,439 ratings
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4.42 avg rating — 348 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 1,315 ratings
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4.02 avg rating — 5,199 ratings
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4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings
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579

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4.21 avg rating — 293 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 772 ratings
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4.39 avg rating — 2,821,394 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 15,209 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 134 ratings
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4.32 avg rating — 1,131,541 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 18,907 ratings
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4.32 avg rating — 601,506 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 410 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 663 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 944,235 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 274 ratings
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3.74 avg rating — 2,054 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 21,038 ratings
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4.20 avg rating — 793 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 500 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 374 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 122 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
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696 books · 580 voters · list created January 4th, 2010 by trishtrash (votes) .
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Patrick Mitchell Obviously we don't understand the word "fiction"


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads If you'll point out the non-fiction, I'll be happy to remove it. (Knowing the place on the list as well as the title is very useful.)


message 3: by Kyle (new)

Kyle The painted bird!!! A little disturbing though. be warned.


message 5: by Linnéa (new)

Linnéa The book thief is twice, once at 2 and once at 35.


message 6: by Sue (last edited Dec 06, 2014 06:22AM) (new)

Sue Maisie Dobbs is not WWII...it is WWI and the years immediately after.


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Where is it, Sue? (If I know where it is, I can remove it.)


message 8: by Sue (new)

Sue ranked in a group at 154 (part way down page 2)


Susanna - Censored by GoodReads Thanks. Will nab.


message 10: by Gabe (new)

Gabe Fitzgerald The Keep by F. Paul Wilson is a horror novel set during WW2, a classic


message 11: by Donna (new)

Donna Davis Gabe wrote: "The Keep by F. Paul Wilson is a horror novel set during WW2, a classic"

Then you should add it. See the button at the top of the list; you are the only person that will add this book.


message 12: by Donna (last edited Jan 07, 2018 12:14AM) (new)

Donna Davis The system found and removed 6 duplicates.

Also removed: The Wave, contemporary YA fiction:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

And now the system has found and removed 2 more duplicates. Glad this one still works.


message 13: by Sue (new)

Sue Black Hawk Down (#159) is not WWII


message 14: by AmandaCross (new)

AmandaCross If I can suggest something I would recommend this book here from which the author has takes jokes for this article https://college-homework-help.org/blog/bibliography


message 15: by Donna (new)

Donna Davis AmandaCross wrote: "If I can suggest something I would recommend this book here from which the author has takes jokes for this article https://college-homework-help.org/blo..."

AmandaCross wrote: "If I can suggest something I would recommend this book here from which the author has takes jokes for this article https://college-homework-help.org/blo..."
If you want a book added to the list, you can do that by using the button above it on the right. Everyone adds the books they want; volunteer librarians like me monitor the list and remove books that are clearly misplaced. That's it.


message 16: by Ellinor (new)

Ellinor Storm of Steel is WWI, not WWII.


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Ellinor wrote: "Storm of Steel is WWI, not WWII."

Removed.


message 18: by Steven (new)

Steven (#26) Black Hawk Down is not WWII


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