Best 1940s Historical Fiction

1.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,643 ratings
2.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,905,007 ratings
3.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 794,047 ratings
4.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,931 ratings
5.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,874 ratings
6.
Sarah's Key
Sarah's Key 4.18 avg rating — 489,819 ratings
7.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,454 ratings
8.
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2)
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 38,940 ratings
9.
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1)
Life After Life (Todd Family, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 238,011 ratings
10.
Those Who Save Us
Those Who Save Us 4.11 avg rating — 102,914 ratings
11.
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1)
The Chosen (Reuven Malther, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 96,282 ratings
12.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 162,033 ratings
13.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,895,820 ratings
14.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,771 ratings
15.
Exodus
Exodus
by: Leon Uris
4.34 avg rating — 100,896 ratings
16.
March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1)
March Violets (Bernie Gunther, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 18,313 ratings
17.
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1)
The Bronze Horseman (The Bronze Horseman, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 92,500 ratings
18.
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day 4.14 avg rating — 344,149 ratings
19.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 166,000 ratings
20.
A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther, #3)
A German Requiem (Bernie Gunther, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 9,168 ratings
21.
The Night Watch
The Night Watch 3.71 avg rating — 32,762 ratings
22.
The Secret Keeper
The Secret Keeper 4.16 avg rating — 171,051 ratings
23.
The Kommandant's Girl (The Kommandant's Girl, #1)
The Kommandant's Girl (The Kommandant's Girl, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 30,863 ratings
24.
Every Man Dies Alone
Every Man Dies Alone 4.27 avg rating — 35,345 ratings
25.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 593,218 ratings
26.
A Quiet Flame (Bernie Gunther, #5)
A Quiet Flame (Bernie Gunther, #5) 4.20 avg rating — 8,698 ratings
27.
The Pale Criminal (Bernie Gunther, #2)
The Pale Criminal (Bernie Gunther, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 10,842 ratings
28.
The One from the Other (Bernard Gunther, #4)
The One from the Other (Bernard Gunther, #4) 4.18 avg rating — 9,087 ratings
29.
The Blind Assassin
The Blind Assassin 3.96 avg rating — 161,173 ratings
30.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1)
The Tattooist of Auschwitz (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 1,119,335 ratings
31.
City of Women
City of Women 3.79 avg rating — 18,017 ratings
32.
The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours 3.89 avg rating — 83,470 ratings
33.
Field Gray (Bernard Gunther, #7)
Field Gray (Bernard Gunther, #7) 4.16 avg rating — 7,876 ratings
34.
A Thread of Grace
A Thread of Grace 4.02 avg rating — 14,979 ratings
35.
Mudbound
Mudbound 4.05 avg rating — 69,754 ratings
36.
Hawaii
Hawaii 4.22 avg rating — 80,876 ratings
37.
A Lesson Before Dying
A Lesson Before Dying 3.98 avg rating — 63,062 ratings
38.
Once an Eagle
Once an Eagle 4.39 avg rating — 7,210 ratings
39.
Seven Lives to Repay Our Country
Seven Lives to Repay Our Country 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings
40.
Mademoiselle Gigi (Gigi Series, #1)
Mademoiselle Gigi (Gigi Series, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 45 ratings
41.
If The Dead Rise Not (Bernard Gunther, #6)
If The Dead Rise Not (Bernard Gunther, #6) 4.13 avg rating — 7,576 ratings
42.
Prague Fatale (Bernard Gunther, #8)
Prague Fatale (Bernard Gunther, #8) 4.19 avg rating — 8,398 ratings
43.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,850 ratings
44.
The Storyteller
The Storyteller 4.30 avg rating — 264,441 ratings
45.
The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin, #1)
The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 58,193 ratings
46.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,479 ratings
47.
Tales of the South Pacific
Tales of the South Pacific 4.04 avg rating — 16,438 ratings
48.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,616 ratings
49.
The Women in the Castle
The Women in the Castle 3.84 avg rating — 65,420 ratings
50.
What We Leave Behind
What We Leave Behind 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings
51.
The Camp
The Camp
by: Greg Hair
3.93 avg rating — 191 ratings
51.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,404 ratings
53.
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife 3.49 avg rating — 90,823 ratings
54.
The Things We Cherished
The Things We Cherished 3.82 avg rating — 8,399 ratings
55.
Zoo Station (John Russell, #1)
Zoo Station (John Russell, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 7,250 ratings
56.
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic 4.03 avg rating — 61,494 ratings
57.
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4)
King Rat (Asian Saga, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 43,422 ratings
58.
The Balkan Trilogy
The Balkan Trilogy 4.17 avg rating — 2,855 ratings
59.
Lives of Girls and Women
Lives of Girls and Women 3.95 avg rating — 15,706 ratings
60.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces 3.92 avg rating — 17,137 ratings
61.
The Siege (The Siege, #1)
The Siege (The Siege, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 6,883 ratings
62.
All My Love, Detrick (All My Love, Detrick, #1)
All My Love, Detrick (All My Love, Detrick, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,560 ratings
63.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North 4.03 avg rating — 60,942 ratings
64.
The Orphan's Tale
The Orphan's Tale 4.05 avg rating — 92,197 ratings
65.
Into the Unknown
Into the Unknown 4.18 avg rating — 207 ratings
65.
Come Back for Me
Come Back for Me 4.29 avg rating — 154 ratings
67.
The Madonnas of Leningrad
The Madonnas of Leningrad 3.78 avg rating — 18,561 ratings
68.
The Way Back to Florence
The Way Back to Florence 4.19 avg rating — 402 ratings
68.
Hiding Abigail. The Girl with the Yellow Star. : An absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking WW2 historical novel
Hiding Abigail. The Girl with the Yellow Star. : An absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking WW2 historical novel 3.90 avg rating — 106 ratings
70.
Pattern of Shadows (Mary, #1)
Pattern of Shadows (Mary, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 230 ratings
71.
Stettin Station (John Russell, #3)
Stettin Station (John Russell, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
72.
You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2)
You Are My Sunshine (All My Love, Detrick, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 5,175 ratings
73.
Restless
Restless 3.94 avg rating — 22,494 ratings
74.
The Snow Goose
The Snow Goose 4.16 avg rating — 5,463 ratings
75.
The Baker's Daughter
The Baker's Daughter 3.97 avg rating — 24,319 ratings
75.
A Sister for Margot
A Sister for Margot 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings
77.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. 3.74 avg rating — 1,934 ratings
77.
The Sword of Honour Trilogy
The Sword of Honour Trilogy 4.21 avg rating — 2,073 ratings
79.
Midnight’s Children
Midnight’s Children 3.98 avg rating — 130,721 ratings
80.
Silesian Station (John Russell, #2)
Silesian Station (John Russell, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 3,643 ratings
81.
The Raj Quartet
The Raj Quartet 4.49 avg rating — 1,042 ratings
81.
The Key to Rebecca
The Key to Rebecca 3.96 avg rating — 42,055 ratings
83.
The French Baker's War
The French Baker's War 3.79 avg rating — 2,786 ratings
84.
Last One Home
Last One Home 4.36 avg rating — 1,046 ratings
85.
HHhH
HHhH 4.07 avg rating — 27,468 ratings
86.
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
The Bridge Over the River Kwai 3.94 avg rating — 10,407 ratings
87.
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1)
Mr. Churchill's Secretary (Maggie Hope Mystery, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 33,757 ratings
88.
Winter: a novel of a Berlin family
Winter: a novel of a Berlin family 4.15 avg rating — 3,007 ratings
89.
December 6
December 6 3.84 avg rating — 3,699 ratings
90.
A Flicker of Light
A Flicker of Light 3.95 avg rating — 1,670 ratings
91.
The Glass Palace: A Novel
The Glass Palace: A Novel really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 27,581 ratings
91.
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2)
Daughter of Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 19,259 ratings
93.
Crabwalk
Crabwalk 3.47 avg rating — 4,041 ratings
94.
Berlin
Berlin 3.69 avg rating — 504 ratings
95.
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden 3.90 avg rating — 34,829 ratings
96.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,670 ratings
97.
Angels Fallen
Angels Fallen 3.63 avg rating — 276 ratings
97.
The Last Secret of The Soul: One boy. One Holocaust. One Survivor.
The Last Secret of The Soul: One boy. One Holocaust. One Survivor. 4.43 avg rating — 21 ratings
99.
The Boy Who Saw In Colours
The Boy Who Saw In Colours 4.03 avg rating — 1,633 ratings
100.
Gone to Soldiers
Gone to Soldiers 4.27 avg rating — 5,096 ratings
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