WWII and Holocaust Books

1.
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Diary of a Young Girl 4.20 avg rating — 4,073,244 ratings
2.
Maybe You Will Survive: A Holocaust Memoir
Maybe You Will Survive: A Holocaust Memoir 4.45 avg rating — 1,550 ratings
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Innocence Lost: A Childhood Stolen
Innocence Lost: A Childhood Stolen 4.25 avg rating — 655 ratings
4.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,226 ratings
5.
Schindler’s List
Schindler’s List 4.34 avg rating — 164,326 ratings
6.
Number the Stars
Number the Stars 4.19 avg rating — 608,417 ratings
7.
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
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The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy
The Orphan Conspiracies: 29 Conspiracy Theories from The Orphan Trilogy 3.84 avg rating — 450 ratings
9.
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad 4.35 avg rating — 6,300 ratings
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Portico d'Ottavia 13: Una casa del ghetto nel lungo inverno del '43
Portico d'Ottavia 13: Una casa del ghetto nel lungo inverno del '43
by: Anna Foa
3.69 avg rating — 42 ratings
10.
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
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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 3.92 avg rating — 105 ratings
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The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom 4.47 avg rating — 348,519 ratings
14.
Jackboot Britain
Jackboot Britain 3.63 avg rating — 112 ratings
14.
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
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The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45
The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 4.25 avg rating — 79,660 ratings
16.
The Voyage
The Voyage 4.11 avg rating — 1,455 ratings
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Tutta la luce che non vediamo
Tutta la luce che non vediamo 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,659 ratings
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The Boy Who Dared
The Boy Who Dared 4.02 avg rating — 15,856 ratings
19.
A Flicker of Light
A Flicker of Light 3.95 avg rating — 1,670 ratings
21.
Between Shades of Gray
Between Shades of Gray 4.37 avg rating — 268,414 ratings
22.
Salt to the Sea
Salt to the Sea 4.35 avg rating — 244,788 ratings
23.
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust 4.17 avg rating — 48,563 ratings
23.
La chiave di Sara
La chiave di Sara 4.18 avg rating — 489,786 ratings
25.
Separated Together
Separated Together 4.48 avg rating — 387 ratings
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Separated Together: The Incredible True WWII Story of Soulmates Stranded an Ocean Apart
Separated Together: The Incredible True WWII Story of Soulmates Stranded an Ocean Apart 4.48 avg rating — 387 ratings
27.
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia 4.04 avg rating — 7,107 ratings
27.
The Kommandant's Girl (The Kommandant's Girl, #1)
The Kommandant's Girl (The Kommandant's Girl, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 30,864 ratings
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Legacy of Rescue: A Daughter's Tribute
Legacy of Rescue: A Daughter's Tribute 4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Escape, Evasion and Revenge: The True Story of a German-Jewish RAF Pilot Who Bombed Berlin and Became a POW
Escape, Evasion and Revenge: The True Story of a German-Jewish RAF Pilot Who Bombed Berlin and Became a POW 4.27 avg rating — 109 ratings
27.
Risking Exposure
Risking Exposure 4.06 avg rating — 127 ratings
27.
La figlia dei ricordi
La figlia dei ricordi 3.97 avg rating — 24,318 ratings
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Debunking Holocaust Denial Theories
Debunking Holocaust Denial Theories 4.11 avg rating — 149 ratings
27.
Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles In Poetry
Beneath White Stars: Holocaust Profiles In Poetry 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
27.
The Pharmacist of Auschwitz: The Untold Story
The Pharmacist of Auschwitz: The Untold Story 3.98 avg rating — 5,038 ratings
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Fredy Hirsch und die Kinder des Holocaust: Die Geschichte eines vergessenen Helden aus Deutschland
Fredy Hirsch und die Kinder des Holocaust: Die Geschichte eines vergessenen Helden aus Deutschland 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Hitler and the Habsburgs: The Fuhrer's Vendetta Against the Austrian Royals
Hitler and the Habsburgs: The Fuhrer's Vendetta Against the Austrian Royals 4.42 avg rating — 937 ratings
27.
The Yellow Bird Sings
The Yellow Bird Sings 4.08 avg rating — 15,207 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
27.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,475 ratings
27.
Aftermath: Coming of Age on Three Continents. A Memoir
Aftermath: Coming of Age on Three Continents. A Memoir 4.53 avg rating — 64 ratings
27.
Return To The Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis
Return To The Reich: A Holocaust Refugee's Secret Mission to Defeat the Nazis 4.35 avg rating — 827 ratings
43.
Those Who Save Us
Those Who Save Us 4.11 avg rating — 102,912 ratings
43.
Il nascondiglio segreto di Parigi
Il nascondiglio segreto di Parigi 4.05 avg rating — 63,197 ratings
43.
Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler
Watching Darkness Fall: FDR, His Ambassadors, and the Rise of Adolf Hitler 4.31 avg rating — 405 ratings
43.
Rutka's Notebook: A Voice from the Holocaust
Rutka's Notebook: A Voice from the Holocaust 3.87 avg rating — 1,336 ratings
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Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania
Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania 4.16 avg rating — 58 ratings
43.
The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men
The Nazis Next Door: How America Became a Safe Haven for Hitler's Men 4.08 avg rating — 1,824 ratings
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Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family
by: Miep Gies
4.30 avg rating — 66,126 ratings
49.
The Girl Who Counted Numbers
The Girl Who Counted Numbers 4.15 avg rating — 79 ratings
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All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler
All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler 4.32 avg rating — 5,200 ratings
52.
Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries of Housewife, 49
Nella Last's Peace: The Post-War Diaries of Housewife, 49 4.22 avg rating — 558 ratings
52.
Finché le stelle saranno in cielo
Finché le stelle saranno in cielo 4.23 avg rating — 38,238 ratings
52.
The Nightingale
The Nightingale 4.64 avg rating — 1,894,788 ratings
52.
The Zookeeper's Wife
The Zookeeper's Wife 3.49 avg rating — 90,817 ratings
52.
Our Daughters' Last Hope (Resilient Women of WWII Book 2)
Our Daughters' Last Hope (Resilient Women of WWII Book 2) 4.47 avg rating — 97 ratings
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Once
Once 4.24 avg rating — 27,372 ratings
57.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,233 ratings
57.
When Hitler Took Austria: A Memoir of Heroic Faith by the Chancellor's Son
When Hitler Took Austria: A Memoir of Heroic Faith by the Chancellor's Son 4.39 avg rating — 49 ratings
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I Give You My Heart: A True Story of Courage and Survival
I Give You My Heart: A True Story of Courage and Survival 4.51 avg rating — 146 ratings
61.
The Upstairs Room
The Upstairs Room 3.84 avg rating — 12,069 ratings
61.
The Taster
The Taster 4.01 avg rating — 17,892 ratings
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On Sunny Days We Sang: A Holocaust Story of Survival and Resilience
On Sunny Days We Sang: A Holocaust Story of Survival and Resilience 4.72 avg rating — 97 ratings
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The Traitor
The Traitor 4.09 avg rating — 2,292 ratings
64.
The Corset Maker
The Corset Maker 4.47 avg rating — 74 ratings
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Yellow Star
Yellow Star 4.25 avg rating — 16,226 ratings
66.
We Shall Not Shatter (Resilient Women of WWII #1)
We Shall Not Shatter (Resilient Women of WWII #1) 4.35 avg rating — 206 ratings
68.
Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune
Hands of Gold: One Man's Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune 4.65 avg rating — 54 ratings
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Remetz: Resistance Fighter and Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto
Remetz: Resistance Fighter and Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto 4.53 avg rating — 38 ratings
70.
When the Music Stopped: Willy Rosen's Holocaust
When the Music Stopped: Willy Rosen's Holocaust 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
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From Auschwitz with Love: The Inspiring Memoir of Two Sisters’ Survival, Devotion and Triumph as told by Manci Grunberger Beran & Ruth Grunberger Mermelstein
From Auschwitz with Love: The Inspiring Memoir of Two Sisters’ Survival, Devotion and Triumph as told by Manci Grunberger Beran & Ruth Grunberger Mermelstein 4.27 avg rating — 265 ratings
72.
The Redhead of Auschwitz. A True Story
The Redhead of Auschwitz. A True Story 4.53 avg rating — 9,674 ratings
73.
Holocaust Memories: Annihilation and Survival in Slovakia
Holocaust Memories: Annihilation and Survival in Slovakia 4.47 avg rating — 111 ratings
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The Shoemaker's Son. The Life of a Holocaust Resister
The Shoemaker's Son. The Life of a Holocaust Resister 4.46 avg rating — 209 ratings
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A Doorway to Heroism: A decorated German-Jewish Soldier who became an American Hero
A Doorway to Heroism: A decorated German-Jewish Soldier who became an American Hero 4.42 avg rating — 93 ratings
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Sounds from Silence: Reflections of a Child Holocaust Survivor, Psychiatrist and Teacher
Sounds from Silence: Reflections of a Child Holocaust Survivor, Psychiatrist and Teacher 4.74 avg rating — 31 ratings
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In a Land of Forest and Darkness. The Holocaust Story of two Jewish Partisans
In a Land of Forest and Darkness. The Holocaust Story of two Jewish Partisans really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
78.
Krisia's Silence: The girl who was not on Schindler’s list
Krisia's Silence: The girl who was not on Schindler’s list 3.86 avg rating — 343 ratings
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The House on Thrömerstrasse: A Story of Rebirth and Renewal in the Wake of the Holocaust
The House on Thrömerstrasse: A Story of Rebirth and Renewal in the Wake of the Holocaust 4.09 avg rating — 128 ratings
80.
The Story Keeper
The Story Keeper 4.32 avg rating — 127 ratings
81.
The Man Across the River
The Man Across the River 4.64 avg rating — 307 ratings
82.
The Knife-Edge Path
The Knife-Edge Path 3.75 avg rating — 281 ratings
83.
Searching for Home: The Impact of WWII on a Hidden Child
Searching for Home: The Impact of WWII on a Hidden Child 4.02 avg rating — 98 ratings
84.
If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died
If Anyone Calls, Tell Them I Died 4.18 avg rating — 267 ratings
85.
One-way Ticket from Westerbork
One-way Ticket from Westerbork 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings
86.
The Story Keeper
The Story Keeper 4.32 avg rating — 127 ratings
87.
Mendelevski's Box: A heartwarming and heartbreaking Jewish survivor's journey
Mendelevski's Box: A heartwarming and heartbreaking Jewish survivor's journey 4.23 avg rating — 1,199 ratings
88.
Hidden in Berlin: A Holocaust Memoir
Hidden in Berlin: A Holocaust Memoir 4.33 avg rating — 763 ratings
89.
Defiant German, Defiant Jew: A Holocaust Memoir from inside the Third Reich
Defiant German, Defiant Jew: A Holocaust Memoir from inside the Third Reich 4.07 avg rating — 115 ratings
90.
A Quiet Genocide. The Untold Holocaust of Disabled Children in WW2 Germany
A Quiet Genocide. The Untold Holocaust of Disabled Children in WW2 Germany 4.27 avg rating — 161 ratings
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Living Among the Dead: My Grandmother's Holocaust Survival Story of Love and Strength
Living Among the Dead: My Grandmother's Holocaust Survival Story of Love and Strength 4.29 avg rating — 306 ratings
92.
See You Tonight and Promise to Be a Good Boy!: War memories
See You Tonight and Promise to Be a Good Boy!: War memories 4.22 avg rating — 139 ratings
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A Holocaust Memoir of Love & Resilience: Mama's Survival from Lithuania to America
A Holocaust Memoir of Love & Resilience: Mama's Survival from Lithuania to America 4.19 avg rating — 407 ratings
94.
Shoes of the Shoah: The Tomorrow of Yesterday
Shoes of the Shoah: The Tomorrow of Yesterday 4.25 avg rating — 332 ratings
95.
My Lvov: Holocaust Memoir of a twelve-year-old Girl
My Lvov: Holocaust Memoir of a twelve-year-old Girl 4.21 avg rating — 244 ratings
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Wolf: A Story of Hate
Wolf: A Story of Hate 4.56 avg rating — 205 ratings
97.
Remembering Ravensbrück: From Holocaust to Healing
Remembering Ravensbrück: From Holocaust to Healing 4.32 avg rating — 320 ratings
98.
THE ORPHANS OF DACHAU
THE ORPHANS OF DACHAU 4.59 avg rating — 96 ratings
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Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank
Holocaust Memoirs of a Bergen-Belsen Survivor : Classmate of Anne Frank 4.40 avg rating — 1,437 ratings
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The Dead Years: Holocaust Memoirs
The Dead Years: Holocaust Memoirs 4.49 avg rating — 426 ratings
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