World War II
The greatest conflict in human history comes alive through powerful accounts of soldiers, survivors, scientists, and civilians who shaped its battles and aftermath. These gripping stories and detailed histories span the globe from 1939-1945, from the beaches of Normandy to the Pacific theaters, from concentration camps to secret Manhattan Project sites.
World War II Book Summaries
The Little Liar
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Holocaust
Salt to the Sea
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Boy at the Top of the Mountain
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Code Name Hélène
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
Code Talker
A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Historical
The Nightingale
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
Bloodlands
Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
History
War
World War II
Between Shades of Gray
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Unbroken
A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
History
Biography
Book Club
The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club
Historical Fiction
Books About Books
Historical
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Romance
The Rose Code
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
A History of Nazi Germany
History
War
World War II
Postwar
A History of Europe Since 1945
History
Politics
European History
The Boy on the Wooden Box
Holocaust
History
Memoir
All the Broken Places
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
The Paris Daughter
Historical Fiction
World War II
Historical
We Were the Lucky Ones
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
Lilac Girls
Historical Fiction
Book Club
World War II
Buckeye
Historical Fiction
Historical
Literary Fiction
Beyond Band of Brothers
The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
History
Biography
World War II
The Alice Network
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree
A Memoir of a Schindler's List Survivor
Holocaust
History
Memoir
All the Light We Cannot See
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Historical Fiction
Historical
Book Club
The Girls of Atomic City
The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
History
Book Club
World War II
Soldier Boys
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
War
Suite Française
Historical Fiction
France
Book Club
Last Twilight in Paris
Historical Fiction
World War II
Mystery
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War"
How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
History
Politics
World War II
The Diamond Eye
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Historical
Winter of the World
Historical Fiction
Historical
War
Freedom's Forge
How American Business Produced Victory in World War II
History
Business
Economics
Making Bombs for Hitler
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
The German Wife
Historical Fiction
World War II
Book Club
Code Name Verity
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Hiroshima
History
War
Classics
The Bomber Mafia
A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
History
War
World War II
Infantry Attacks
History
Military Fiction
War
Three Sisters
Historical Fiction
Historical
Holocaust
Bluebird
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Historical
Cilka's Journey
Historical Fiction
Historical
World War II
War as I Knew It
History
Biography
Military Fiction
Churchill
Walking with Destiny
Biography
History
Politics
The Kindly Ones
Historical Fiction
War
World War II
Nineteen Steps
Historical Fiction
Romance
Historical
Freedom from Fear
The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
History
American History
Politics
In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
History
Book Club
World War II
