Within the top list and each sub-list the titles are listed in alphabetical order by the authors’ last names. That list is broken up into five sub-lists. A second list that includes all five dozen books follows. The 10 best novels about World War II are listed first. However, the action in many of the novels by Furst and Kerr takes place either before or after the war and do not appear on this list. You’ll notice several titles each by three authors who have written series of thrillers that are set at least in part during World War II: Alan Furst and Alex Gerlis, who write about espionage, and the late Philip Kerr, whose protagonist was an anti-Nazi detective in Hitler’s Germany. All are novels I’ve awarded either ★★★★☆ or ★★★★★, eliminating a substantial number I gave lower ratings (or never finished reading at all).įor the most part, I’ve left out novels set in the pre- and post-war periods, including only a couple that seem important in understanding how the war came about and how it affected the people who survived it. There’s a second below that includes some four dozen runners-up. I’ve given every one of them a rating of ★★★★★. But they are the best ones I’ve read and reviewed since January 2010. The 10 books highlighted here may not be the very best novels written about World War II.
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