The Long March Home
A lesser known historical fiction novel about WWII in the Pacific.
The Paris Daughter
“‘I think,’ he said slowly, ‘that sometimes, the roads we don’t know we’re walking are the ones that lead us to exactly where we’re meant to be.’”
An Affair of Spies
This is a WWII espionage book about the nuclear race!
The Unlikely Spy
The author recommended to me by an actual FBI agent.
Die Around Sundown
“My irritation was growing and something else was, too, a darker fear that I was being drawn into a game too dangerous for any parlor. No, not a game. A trap.”
The Whalebone Theatre
“For a fortunate few, war allows us to rise in ways that would otherwise be impossible.”
The Diamond Eye
“Don’t miss. I had those words stamped on my bones, and there were so many chances to miss in this life— to fail.”
The Bomber Mafia
“This is a story of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer. A band of brothers in central Alabama. A British psychopath. Pyromaniacal chemists in a basement lab at Harvard.”
All the Lights Above Us
D-Day as experienced by five women across Europe.
The Bletchley Women
“The times are changing and we don’t know where it will toss us. All that we know is that it’s time to take matters in our own manicured hands and handle them.”
Must-Read WWII Novels
In honor of the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor today, here are 10 novels about WWII to put on your list!
The Paris Library
“Libraries are lungs. Books the fresh air breathed in to keep the heart beating, to keep the brain imagining, to keep hope alive.”
The Rose Code
“A great WWII historical fiction book about decoding the famed Enigma machine!”
The Forest of Vanishing Stars
A WWII tale of love and survival in the wilderness of Poland based on the real group 1200 Jews who hid in the forests and survived the war.
The Book of Lost Names
A beautiful story set in France, WWII, following a network of forgers helping smuggle people to safety.
The Ringmaster’s Daughter
And isn't that what love does? At times love is this 'other world' that distracts you from pain and fear and makes your heart do flips. It gives you something to believe in and hold onto. I think the author created a brilliant juxtaposition of the love and danger, wonder and fear, good and evil that could be found during that time.
Cilka’s Journey
This book is called Cilka's Journey and that's exactly what is portrayed- it's a telling of her journey. There is no major plotline, mission, or problem to solve other than recounting the years that Cilka spent in a Russian gulag for her 'crimes.' It is not for the…
How Languages Saved Me
An incredible story! After reading so many WWII novels, this story seemed so unbelievable that he could evade capture for so long and escape authorities several times! Overall it was a fairly positive story…
The Storyteller
Why are there so many WWII books? And why do I keep reading them?! Every time I read them my heart is broken in new ways. It is just unfathomable to even experience the Holocaust secondhand through the written word. This quote from the book is…
In Farleigh Field
Sure, there was some predictability and it was a bit excessive on the 'Crikey!' usage, but the overall plot was interesting and there was…