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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

Los amantes de Praga
by Alyson Richman • 2011
4.25
65k+
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Los amantes de Praga Summary
Los amantes de Praga
by Alyson Richman 2011 344 pages
4.25
65k+ ratings
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Romance
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The Book of Lost Names
by Kristin Harmel • 2020
4.44
300k+
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The Book of Lost Names Summary
The Book of Lost Names
by Kristin Harmel 2020 388 pages
4.44
300k+ ratings
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The Huntress
by Kate Quinn • 2019
4.30
200k+
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The Huntress Summary
The Huntress
by Kate Quinn 2019 560 pages
4.30
200k+ ratings
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Agent Garbo
by Stephan Talty • 2012
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day
4.08
1k+
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Biography
Espionage
Agent Garbo Summary
Agent Garbo
The Brilliant, Eccentric Secret Agent Who Tricked Hitler and Saved D-day
by Stephan Talty 2012 301 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
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Biography
Espionage
D-Day, June 6, 1944
by Stephen E. Ambrose • 1994
The Battle for the Normandy Beaches
4.32
31k+
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World War II
War
D-Day, June 6, 1944 Summary
D-Day, June 6, 1944
The Battle for the Normandy Beaches
by Stephen E. Ambrose 1994 656 pages
4.32
31k+ ratings
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War
The Teacher of Nomad Land
by Daniel Nayeri • 2025
A World War II Story
4.15
3k+
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Historical
The Teacher of Nomad Land Summary
The Teacher of Nomad Land
A World War II Story
by Daniel Nayeri 2025 192 pages
4.15
3k+ ratings
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Middle Grade
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The Living and the Lost
by Ellen Feldman • 2021
3.83
1k+
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Holocaust
World War II
The Living and the Lost Summary
The Living and the Lost
by Ellen Feldman 2021 352 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
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Holocaust
World War II
The Longest Day
by Cornelius Ryan • 1959
June 6, 1944
4.34
26k+
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War
The Longest Day Summary
The Longest Day
June 6, 1944
by Cornelius Ryan 1959 350 pages
4.34
26k+ ratings
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Inharmonious
by Tammye Huf • 2025
4.39
500+
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Romance
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Inharmonious Summary
Inharmonious
by Tammye Huf 2025 360 pages
4.39
500+ ratings
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Romance
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Operation Paperclip
by Annie Jacobsen • 2014
The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
4.15
10k+
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Politics
Science
Operation Paperclip Summary
Operation Paperclip
The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
by Annie Jacobsen 2014 575 pages
4.15
10k+ ratings
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Politics
Science
The Resistance Girl
by Mandy Robotham • 2022
4.10
3k+
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The Resistance Girl Summary
The Resistance Girl
by Mandy Robotham 2022 410 pages
4.10
3k+ ratings
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The School for German Brides
by Aimie K. Runyan • 2022
4.03
9k+
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The School for German Brides Summary
The School for German Brides
by Aimie K. Runyan 2022 384 pages
4.03
9k+ ratings
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World War II
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The Paris Seamstress
by Natasha Lester • 2018
4.10
24k+
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Romance
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The Paris Seamstress
by Natasha Lester 2018 448 pages
4.10
24k+ ratings
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Romance
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On Desperate Ground
by James R. Benn • 2000
4.03
242
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On Desperate Ground Summary
On Desperate Ground
by James R. Benn 2000 338 pages
4.03
242 ratings
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Tapestry
by Belva Plain • 1988
4.06
2k+
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Tapestry
by Belva Plain 1988 560 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
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Romance
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The Spies of Warsaw
by Alan Furst • 2008
3.90
8k+
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Espionage
World War II
The Spies of Warsaw Summary
The Spies of Warsaw
by Alan Furst 2008 266 pages
3.90
8k+ ratings
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Espionage
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City of Thieves
by David Benioff • 2008
4.30
100k+
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War
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City of Thieves
by David Benioff 2008 258 pages
4.30
100k+ ratings
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Eight Days at Yalta
by Diana Preston • 2020
How Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin Shaped the Post-War World
4.21
500+
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Politics
Eight Days at Yalta Summary
Eight Days at Yalta
How Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin Shaped the Post-War World
by Diana Preston 2020 416 pages
4.21
500+ ratings
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World War II
Politics
Last Train to Istanbul
by Ayşe Kulin • 2002
3.88
29k+
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World War II
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Last Train to Istanbul Summary
Last Train to Istanbul
by Ayşe Kulin 2002 417 pages
3.88
29k+ ratings
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World War II
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The Cruel Sea
by Nicholas Monsarrat • 1951
4.23
8k+
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War
World War II
The Cruel Sea Summary
The Cruel Sea
by Nicholas Monsarrat 1951 520 pages
4.23
8k+ ratings
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War
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The Forgotten Village
by Lorna Cook • 2019
4.19
10k+
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Romance
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The Forgotten Village Summary
The Forgotten Village
by Lorna Cook 2019 354 pages
4.19
10k+ ratings
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Romance
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Spies of the Balkans
by Alan Furst • 2010
3.94
6k+
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Thriller
Spies of the Balkans Summary
Spies of the Balkans
by Alan Furst 2010 268 pages
3.94
6k+ ratings
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The Girls of Pearl Harbor
by Soraya M. Lane • 2019
4.29
12k+
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The Girls of Pearl Harbor Summary
The Girls of Pearl Harbor
by Soraya M. Lane 2019 353 pages
4.29
12k+ ratings
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The Riviera House
by Natasha Lester • 2021
4.32
14k+
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The Riviera House Summary
The Riviera House
by Natasha Lester 2021 480 pages
4.32
14k+ ratings
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The Girl Behind the Wall
by Mandy Robotham • 2021
3.97
7k+
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Germany
The Girl Behind the Wall Summary
The Girl Behind the Wall
by Mandy Robotham 2021 396 pages
3.97
7k+ ratings
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Germany
Among the Lemon Trees
by Nadia Marks • 2017
3.71
2k+
Romance
Greece
Italy
Among the Lemon Trees Summary
Among the Lemon Trees
by Nadia Marks 2017 369 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
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Greece
Italy
While Paris Slept
by Ruth Druart • 2021
4.27
12k+
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While Paris Slept Summary
While Paris Slept
by Ruth Druart 2021 464 pages
4.27
12k+ ratings
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World War II
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The Third Reich at War
by Richard J. Evans • 2008
4.40
6k+
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Germany
The Third Reich at War Summary
The Third Reich at War
by Richard J. Evans 2008 926 pages
4.40
6k+ ratings
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Germany
Human Smoke
by Nicholson Baker • 2008
The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization
4.06
2k+
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Human Smoke Summary
Human Smoke
The Beginnings of World War II, The End of Civilization
by Nicholson Baker 2008 576 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
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The Typewriter and the Guillotine
by Mark Braude • 2026
An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
3.71
500+
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The Typewriter and the Guillotine Summary
The Typewriter and the Guillotine
An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII
by Mark Braude 2026 432 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
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Hitler e le teorie del complotto
by Richard J. Evans • 2020
3.84
500+
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Germany
Hitler e le teorie del complotto Summary
Hitler e le teorie del complotto
by Richard J. Evans 2020 350 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
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Germany
The Zone of Interest
by Martin Amis • 2014
3.68
10k+
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The Zone of Interest Summary
The Zone of Interest
by Martin Amis 2014 306 pages
3.68
10k+ ratings
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War
Churchill's Secret Messenger
by Alan Hlad • 2021
4.40
11k+
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France
Churchill's Secret Messenger Summary
Churchill's Secret Messenger
by Alan Hlad 2021 406 pages
4.40
11k+ ratings
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France
The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard • 2018
3.54
26k+
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The Atomic City Girls Summary
The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard 2018 353 pages
3.54
26k+ ratings
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Saints and Villains
by Denise Giardina • 1998
4.10
500+
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Germany
Saints and Villains Summary
Saints and Villains
by Denise Giardina 1998 487 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
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World War II
Germany
In Another Time
by Jillian Cantor • 2019
3.79
7k+
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In Another Time Summary
In Another Time
by Jillian Cantor 2019 336 pages
3.79
7k+ ratings
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Time Travel
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The Greatest Generation Speaks
by Tom Brokaw • 1998
Letters and Reflections
4.10
2k+
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War
The Greatest Generation Speaks Summary
The Greatest Generation Speaks
Letters and Reflections
by Tom Brokaw 1998 272 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
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War
White Chrysanthemum
by Mary Lynn Bracht • 2018
4.42
27k+
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Historical
Asia
White Chrysanthemum Summary
White Chrysanthemum
by Mary Lynn Bracht 2018 320 pages
4.42
27k+ ratings
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Asia
Hero City
by Prit Buttar • 2024
Leningrad 1943–44
4.47
34
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World War II
Russia
Hero City Summary
Hero City
Leningrad 1943–44
by Prit Buttar 2024 464 pages
4.47
34 ratings
History
World War II
Russia
The Fire Agent
by David Baerwald • 2026
4.37
171
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Japan
The Fire Agent Summary
The Fire Agent
by David Baerwald 2026 624 pages
4.37
171 ratings
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Japan
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945
by Marie Jalowicz Simon • 2014
3.80
2k+
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Memoir
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Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945 Summary
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945
by Marie Jalowicz Simon 2014
3.80
2k+ ratings
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The Girl with the Suitcase
by Lesley Pearse • 2025
4.05
5k+
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The Girl with the Suitcase
by Lesley Pearse 2025 391 pages
4.05
5k+ ratings
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