Best War Novels

1.
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front 4.10 avg rating — 505,001 ratings
2.
Catch-22
Catch-22 3.99 avg rating — 873,278 ratings
3.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,427 ratings
4.
Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five 4.10 avg rating — 1,451,183 ratings
5.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,801,952 ratings
6.
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2) 4.33 avg rating — 90,447 ratings
7.
War and Peace
War and Peace 4.17 avg rating — 356,959 ratings
8.
Matterhorn
Matterhorn 4.27 avg rating — 46,456 ratings
9.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls 3.99 avg rating — 311,386 ratings
10.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,588 ratings
11.
ShĹŤgun (Asian Saga, #1)
Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 206,457 ratings
12.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms 3.82 avg rating — 344,458 ratings
13.
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind 4.31 avg rating — 1,257,973 ratings
14.
The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner 4.35 avg rating — 3,401,760 ratings
15.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage 3.30 avg rating — 108,682 ratings
16.
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 58,921 ratings
17.
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,449,655 ratings
18.
The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14,270 ratings
19.
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3)
The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 385,130 ratings
20.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,519 ratings
21.
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain 3.89 avg rating — 248,101 ratings
22.
The Naked and the Dead
The Naked and the Dead 3.94 avg rating — 26,162 ratings
23.
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings 4.54 avg rating — 716,454 ratings
24.
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun 4.21 avg rating — 47,414 ratings
25.
Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago 4.01 avg rating — 101,099 ratings
26.
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities 3.88 avg rating — 996,363 ratings
26.
Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising 4.21 avg rating — 83,678 ratings
28.
Atonement
Atonement 3.95 avg rating — 551,932 ratings
29.
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity 4.08 avg rating — 17,967 ratings
30.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,861 ratings
31.
The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny 4.29 avg rating — 26,468 ratings
32.
Birdsong
Birdsong 4.11 avg rating — 82,672 ratings
33.
Sophie’s Choice
Sophie’s Choice 4.17 avg rating — 93,604 ratings
34.
The English Patient
The English Patient 3.86 avg rating — 137,373 ratings
35.
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1)
The Forever War (The Forever War, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 176,916 ratings
36.
North and South (North and South, #1)
North and South (North and South, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,168 ratings
37.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 4.19 avg rating — 793,918 ratings
38.
Les Misérables
Les Misérables 4.21 avg rating — 830,176 ratings
39.
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2)
The Last of the Mohicans (The Leatherstocking Tales, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 101,119 ratings
40.
Gates of Fire
Gates of Fire 4.40 avg rating — 42,068 ratings
41.
The War of the Worlds
The War of the Worlds 3.83 avg rating — 340,263 ratings
42.
Corelli’s Mandolin
Corelli’s Mandolin 4.03 avg rating — 91,608 ratings
43.
Suite Française
Suite Française 3.86 avg rating — 77,014 ratings
44.
Girl at War
Girl at War 4.02 avg rating — 33,172 ratings
45.
The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin, #1)
The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 58,193 ratings
46.
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2)
War and Remembrance (The Henry Family, #2) 4.43 avg rating — 38,936 ratings
47.
Magenta
Magenta 4.26 avg rating — 5,067 ratings
48.
Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)
Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 28,598 ratings
49.
All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See 4.31 avg rating — 1,904,356 ratings
50.
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West 4.16 avg rating — 204,413 ratings
51.
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 33,023 ratings
52.
The Sunne in Splendour
The Sunne in Splendour 4.41 avg rating — 22,483 ratings
53.
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1)
Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 17,689 ratings
54.
HHhH
HHhH 4.07 avg rating — 27,464 ratings
55.
Life and Fate
Life and Fate 4.45 avg rating — 14,754 ratings
56.
Redeployment
Redeployment
by: Phil Klay
3.96 avg rating — 24,885 ratings
57.
The Yellow Birds
The Yellow Birds 3.74 avg rating — 26,457 ratings
58.
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1)
The Good Earth (House of Earth, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 257,759 ratings
59.
Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun 3.98 avg rating — 22,082 ratings
60.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating — 57,467 ratings
61.
After Dunkirk (After Dunkirk #1)
After Dunkirk (After Dunkirk #1) 4.36 avg rating — 12,148 ratings
62.
Johnny Tremain
Johnny Tremain 3.70 avg rating — 50,447 ratings
63.
The Boy From Block 66: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (Heroic Children of World War II Book 1)
The Boy From Block 66: A WW2 Jewish Holocaust Survival True Story (Heroic Children of World War II Book 1) 4.45 avg rating — 7,155 ratings
64.
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1)
Gods and Generals (The Civil War Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 37,078 ratings
65.
A Town Like Alice
A Town Like Alice 4.15 avg rating — 60,757 ratings
66.
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)
The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 809,391 ratings
67.
Going After Cacciato
Going After Cacciato 3.91 avg rating — 14,427 ratings
68.
Das Boot: The Boat
Das Boot: The Boat 4.26 avg rating — 5,824 ratings
69.
From Sand and Ash
From Sand and Ash 4.38 avg rating — 66,345 ratings
70.
Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again 4.12 avg rating — 65,642 ratings
71.
Night
Night 4.38 avg rating — 1,334,091 ratings
72.
Confederates
Confederates 4.06 avg rating — 1,257 ratings
73.
When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1)
When Heroes Flew (When Heroes Flew #1) 4.51 avg rating — 4,514 ratings
74.
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous 4.02 avg rating — 374,968 ratings
75.
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles 4.31 avg rating — 1,861,089 ratings
76.
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story
The V Girl: A Coming of Age Story 3.96 avg rating — 16,713 ratings
77.
Savaged Lands
Savaged Lands 4.08 avg rating — 3,688 ratings
78.
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far 4.27 avg rating — 21,302 ratings
79.
The Bridge Over the River Kwai
The Bridge Over the River Kwai 3.94 avg rating — 10,405 ratings
80.
March
March 3.81 avg rating — 76,159 ratings
81.
The Reader
The Reader 3.78 avg rating — 226,208 ratings
82.
Andersonville
Andersonville 4.10 avg rating — 8,299 ratings
83.
The Cruel Sea
The Cruel Sea 4.23 avg rating — 8,148 ratings
84.
Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,069 ratings
85.
The Watch
The Watch 3.57 avg rating — 1,362 ratings
86.
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3)
The Last Full Measure (The Civil War Trilogy, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 17,985 ratings
87.
The Aeneid
The Aeneid
by: Virgil
3.87 avg rating — 139,132 ratings
88.
Gravity’s Rainbow
Gravity’s Rainbow 4.01 avg rating — 46,889 ratings
89.
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe 3.76 avg rating — 97,929 ratings
90.
The Sorrow of War
The Sorrow of War 4.09 avg rating — 10,790 ratings
91.
Battle Cry
Battle Cry
by: Leon Uris
4.17 avg rating — 10,232 ratings
92.
Team Yankee
Team Yankee 4.09 avg rating — 11,624 ratings
93.
Message From Nam
Message From Nam 4.12 avg rating — 12,700 ratings
94.
City of Thieves
City of Thieves 4.30 avg rating — 161,995 ratings
95.
The Good Soldier Ĺ vejk
The Good Soldier Švejk 4.10 avg rating — 20,521 ratings
96.
Eye of the Needle
Eye of the Needle 4.21 avg rating — 165,975 ratings
96.
The Alice Network
The Alice Network 4.32 avg rating — 592,920 ratings
98.
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1)
Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 15,646 ratings
99.
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun 4.34 avg rating — 176,440 ratings
100.
Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8)
Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8) 4.30 avg rating — 16,809 ratings
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