Americans in WWII, homefront and abroad (fiction and creative non-fiction)

1.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,641 ratings
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Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,339 ratings
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,211 ratings
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Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,313 ratings
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin 3.89 avg rating — 215,185 ratings
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When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine 3.81 avg rating — 29,658 ratings
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Shadow on the Land (The Hamiltons Series Book 6)
Shadow on the Land (The Hamiltons Series Book 6) 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Gone to Soldiers
Gone to Soldiers 4.27 avg rating — 5,096 ratings
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Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms during World War II
Smoky the Brave: How a Feisty Yorkshire Terrier Mascot Became a Comrade-in-Arms during World War II 4.13 avg rating — 306 ratings
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Bridie and Finn
Bridie and Finn 4.08 avg rating — 189 ratings
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Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor 4.05 avg rating — 2,053 ratings
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I'll Be Seeing You
I'll Be Seeing You 4.10 avg rating — 5,960 ratings
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Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars 3.86 avg rating — 192,457 ratings
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Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) 4.38 avg rating — 172,978 ratings
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The Storyteller
The Storyteller 4.30 avg rating — 264,385 ratings
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Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1)
Lilac Girls (Lilac Girls, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 331,926 ratings
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The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines
The Secret Rescue: An Untold Story of American Nurses and Medics Behind Nazi Lines 3.74 avg rating — 2,008 ratings
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Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941
Pearl Harbor and More - Stories of WWII - December 1941
by: R.V. Doon
3.72 avg rating — 107 ratings
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A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor (Adam Pelko, #1)
A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor (Adam Pelko, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 2,031 ratings
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The Few: The American "Knights of the Air" Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain
The Few: The American "Knights of the Air" Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain 4.13 avg rating — 2,106 ratings
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Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th (Pearl Harbor, #1)
Pearl Harbor: A Novel of December 8th (Pearl Harbor, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,499 ratings
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So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II
So Close to Home: A True Story of an American Family's Fight for Survival During World War II 3.92 avg rating — 393 ratings
23.
WWII Voices: American GI's and the French Women Who Married Them
WWII Voices: American GI's and the French Women Who Married Them 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
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As Good As Dead: The Daring Escape of American POWs From a Japanese Death Camp
As Good As Dead: The Daring Escape of American POWs From a Japanese Death Camp 4.39 avg rating — 419 ratings
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Zero Night: The Untold Story of World War Two's Greatest Escape: The Untold Story of World War Two's Greatest Escape
Zero Night: The Untold Story of World War Two's Greatest Escape: The Untold Story of World War Two's Greatest Escape 4.17 avg rating — 443 ratings
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The Pacific
The Pacific 4.15 avg rating — 14,204 ratings
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D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches 4.31 avg rating — 30,949 ratings
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Slacks and Calluses: Our Summer in a Bomber Factory
Slacks and Calluses: Our Summer in a Bomber Factory 4.02 avg rating — 314 ratings
28.
Under a Sardinian Sky
Under a Sardinian Sky 3.78 avg rating — 1,061 ratings
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Terry and the Pirates: Grand Finale (Terry and the Pirates, #25)
Terry and the Pirates: Grand Finale (Terry and the Pirates, #25) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers 3.99 avg rating — 2,482 ratings
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Front Lines (Soldier Girl, #1)
Front Lines (Soldier Girl, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 6,109 ratings
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Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze
Days of Steel Rain: The Epic Story of a WWII Vengeance Ship in the Year of the Kamikaze 4.44 avg rating — 239 ratings
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Motor City at War (Detroit Series Book 1)
Motor City at War (Detroit Series Book 1) 4.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Passport to Freedom
Passport to Freedom really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Summer of '42
Summer of '42 3.94 avg rating — 2,176 ratings
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Terry and the Pirates: Volume 8, 1941-1942
Terry and the Pirates: Volume 8, 1941-1942 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Silver Stars (Front Lines, #2)
Silver Stars (Front Lines, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 2,122 ratings
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The Chequer Board
The Chequer Board 4.10 avg rating — 1,496 ratings
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Terry and the Pirates: Volume 9, 1942-1943
Terry and the Pirates: Volume 9, 1942-1943 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
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Purple Hearts (Front Lines, #3)
Purple Hearts (Front Lines, #3) 4.54 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
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Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh 3.86 avg rating — 224 ratings
43.
Male Call
Male Call really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 40 ratings
43.
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 4.18 avg rating — 209,878 ratings
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Meanwhile...: A Biography of Milton Caniff
Meanwhile...: A Biography of Milton Caniff 4.04 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Caniff: A Visual Biography
Caniff: A Visual Biography 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Letters From Home
Letters From Home 3.93 avg rating — 5,051 ratings
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The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-45
The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-45 3.92 avg rating — 621 ratings
50.
Velva Jean Learns to Fly (Velva Jean #2)
Velva Jean Learns to Fly (Velva Jean #2) 4.08 avg rating — 1,387 ratings
50.
Edward R. Murrow: An American Original
Edward R. Murrow: An American Original 4.28 avg rating — 87 ratings
52.
War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars
War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from American Wars 4.18 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
53.
Intelligence Wars: American Secret History from Hitler to Al-Qaeda
Intelligence Wars: American Secret History from Hitler to Al-Qaeda 3.61 avg rating — 118 ratings
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A War of Her Own
A War of Her Own 4.05 avg rating — 40 ratings
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 4.20 avg rating — 5,367 ratings
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Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45
Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 4.16 avg rating — 3,678 ratings
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Louise's War (A Louise Pearlie Mystery Book 1)
Louise's War (A Louise Pearlie Mystery Book 1) 3.75 avg rating — 860 ratings
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Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage
Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage 3.76 avg rating — 1,413 ratings
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Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour 4.28 avg rating — 8,510 ratings
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The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour
The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour 4.35 avg rating — 11,393 ratings
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The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today 4.11 avg rating — 3,639 ratings
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Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival
Lightning Down: A World War II Story of Survival 4.29 avg rating — 2,510 ratings
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Americans at War
Americans at War 3.84 avg rating — 717 ratings
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A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II 4.38 avg rating — 27,208 ratings
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If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story
If You Survive: From Normandy to the Battle of the Bulge to the End of World War II, One American Officer's Riveting True Story 4.23 avg rating — 3,877 ratings
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The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution
The Fighting Bunch: The Battle of Athens and How World War II Veterans Won the Only Successful Armed Rebellion Since the Revolution 4.39 avg rating — 330 ratings
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Bullets and Bread: The Story of Sacrifice in American Homes to Feed the Troops in World War II
Bullets and Bread: The Story of Sacrifice in American Homes to Feed the Troops in World War II 3.12 avg rating — 16 ratings
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War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II
War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II 3.94 avg rating — 131 ratings
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Shadow Warriors: The Untold Stories of American Special Operations During WWII
Shadow Warriors: The Untold Stories of American Special Operations During WWII
by: R.D. Camp
3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War
Escape From Davao: The Forgotten Story of the Most Daring Prison Break of the Pacific War 4.23 avg rating — 1,268 ratings
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Operation Drumbeat: Germany's U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II
Operation Drumbeat: Germany's U-Boat Attacks Along the American Coast in World War II 4.21 avg rating — 515 ratings
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The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific
The Forgotten Highlander: An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific 4.53 avg rating — 5,332 ratings
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The Castaway's War: One Man's Battle against Imperial Japan
The Castaway's War: One Man's Battle against Imperial Japan 4.14 avg rating — 437 ratings
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Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich
Parachute Infantry: An American Paratrooper's Memoir of D-Day and the Fall of the Third Reich 4.13 avg rating — 3,161 ratings
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Belly of the Beast: A POW's Inspiring True Story Faith Courage Survival Aboard The Infamous WWII Japanese Hell Ship Oryoku Maru
Belly of the Beast: A POW's Inspiring True Story Faith Courage Survival Aboard The Infamous WWII Japanese Hell Ship Oryoku Maru 4.37 avg rating — 212 ratings
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American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm
American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm 4.30 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Indestructible: The Unforgettable Story of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima
Indestructible: The Unforgettable Story of a Marine Hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima 4.02 avg rating — 429 ratings
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We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan
We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of the American Women Trapped on Bataan 4.28 avg rating — 4,732 ratings
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Resolve: From the Jungles of WW II Bataan, A Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Promise Ke pt
Resolve: From the Jungles of WW II Bataan, A Story of a Soldier, a Flag, and a Promise Ke pt
by: Bob Welch
4.02 avg rating — 174 ratings
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World War II: NPR American Chronicles
World War II: NPR American Chronicles 3.96 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany -- June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945
Citizen Soldiers: The U.S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany -- June 7, 1944-May 7, 1945 4.24 avg rating — 24,326 ratings
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Lost Souls of the River Kwai: Experiences of a British Soldier on the Railway of Death
Lost Souls of the River Kwai: Experiences of a British Soldier on the Railway of Death
by: Bill Reed
4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings
83.
Eisenhower's Armies
Eisenhower's Armies 4.15 avg rating — 164 ratings
83.
Above the Bright Blue Sky
Above the Bright Blue Sky 3.95 avg rating — 79 ratings
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Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century
Man of Destiny: FDR and the Making of the American Century 4.03 avg rating — 71 ratings
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Anya
Anya 3.97 avg rating — 1,432 ratings
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Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris
Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris 3.97 avg rating — 3,463 ratings
87.
ARISE TO CONQUER
ARISE TO CONQUER 4.21 avg rating — 291 ratings
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Homeward Bound: American Veterans Return from War
Homeward Bound: American Veterans Return from War 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest 4.44 avg rating — 136,012 ratings
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Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II
Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II 4.01 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
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Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters 4.33 avg rating — 19,677 ratings
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The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge 3.74 avg rating — 93 ratings
93.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,417 ratings
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Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II
Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II 4.09 avg rating — 713 ratings
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The Big Red One
The Big Red One 4.20 avg rating — 238 ratings
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Dragon by the Tail: American, British, Japanese, and Russian Encounters with China and One Another
Dragon by the Tail: American, British, Japanese, and Russian Encounters with China and One Another 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings
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Court Martial
Court Martial 3.93 avg rating — 910 ratings
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Liquidate Paris
Liquidate Paris 3.98 avg rating — 1,536 ratings
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The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two
The American People in World War II: Freedom from Fear, Part Two 4.11 avg rating — 144 ratings
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