Second World War fiction books

"A spellbinding novel of World War II based on the little-known history of the X Troop--a team of European Jews...  Read More >>

Set in Liverpool’s Blitz, The Girl From Liverpool by Elizabeth Morton, is a gritty saga with a Romeo and Juliet...  Read More >>

From the son of acclaimed author James Agee comes a haunting novel depicting an American boy's childhood in Mexico,...  Read More >>

From the son of acclaimed author James Agee comes a haunting novel depicting an American boy's childhood in Mexico,...  Read More >>

A stunning and heartbreaking new novel from Jamila Gavin MBE, the bestselling and award-winning author of Coram...  Read More >>

""Originally published as Der Empfèanger in Germany in 2020 by Klett-Cotta""  Read More >>

Liverpool 1936, Miranda and her mother, Arabella, live comfortably in a nice area. But when her mother tells her...  Read More >>

To what lengths will the British go to smuggle a secret weapon into Nazi Germany? An unmissable Second World War...  Read More >>

The first novel from the internationally bestselling, Booker-shortlisted author of The Garden of Evening Mists....  Read More >>

A thrilling SOE spy novel by a former special forces officer who is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carré'...  Read More >>

From the Amazon bestselling author of The Secret of the Grand Hotel du Lac, Kathryn Gauci, comes a powerful and...  Read More >>

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"""I believe in you,"" Amélie says. She peers up at me, her eyes alight with passion and pain. ""Even the ocean...  Read More >>

Set in Crete during World War II, Alenka, a young woman who fights with the resistance against the brutal Nazi occupation...  Read More >>

Santiago Amigorena weaves together memory, history, and imagination to tell the story of his Jewish grandfather,...  Read More >>

With its minimalistic approach and emphasis on function before form, the modern Bauhaus School of Art and Design...  Read More >>

Since 1941 Marines have fought the Japanese. They met them first on Guadalcanal, a maelstrom of death and fury....  Read More >>

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London 1940. As the war rages in Europe, Rose Brown steps on board a ship bound for America, hoping to escape the...  Read More >>

Meg Dorset escapes Darwin after the city is bombed by the Japanese. Travelling south in a truck filled with injured...  Read More >>

"A BuzzFeed, LitHub, Tor, and Library Journal Best Book of Summer An NPR, CrimeReads, and Shelf Awareness Best...  Read More >>

"A brilliant...  Read More >>

FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE JEWISH FICTION AWARD FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF JEWISH LIBRARIES...  Read More >>

A coming of age story set during World War Two At ten years old the grown-up world can seem like a confusing...  Read More >>

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