All the Light We Cannot See
Anthony Doerr
A blind French girl and a German boy’s paths converge in occupied Saint-Malo during World War II.
World War II era · Interwar · Literary · Adventure & epic
World War II era · Adventure & epic · ~1939–1945
World War II era adventure & epic historical fiction books
Looking for historical fiction in the adventure & epic lane set during the World War II era (~1939–1945)? World War II era adventure & epic historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—Global war, resistance, Holocaust, home fronts. Sweeping quests, voyages, and large-canvas history HisFic is a free historical fiction discovery app: open a full reading journey with the same era and story-type filters, then add region, themes, or audience. Shelves mix curated historical fiction picks with Open Library titles so even thin combinations still have books to explore.
Shelf · 8 titles
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Outlander
Diana Gabaldon
A WWII nurse walks through standing stones into Jacobite Scotland—and a complicated love story.
Early modern · World War II era · Time-slip · Romance
I Survived The Nazi Invasion, 1944
Lauren Tarshis
September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) fast (OCoLC)fst01112794 · Survival Stories · Adventure and adventurers · Fiction
World War II era · World War I era · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
The fire-eaters
David Almond
Conduct of life · Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 · Fiction · Hope
Late 20th century · Adventure & epic · Open Library
The Girls They Left Behind
Bernice Thurman Hunter
Maturation (Psychology) · War stories · Teenage girls · Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
World War I era · World War II era · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
The Great Escape
Megan Rix
Action and adventure fiction · Juvenile works · World War, 1939-1945 · World War (1939-1945) cct
World War I era · World War II era · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
Why?
Tomie dePaola
American Authors · Authors, American · Biography · Childhood and youth
Late 20th century · Biographical · Adventure & epic · Open Library
Shrapnel
Robert Swindells
Juvenile Fiction · Fiction · Children's fiction · Adventure and adventurers, fiction
World War I era · World War II era · Military & war · Adventure & epic · Open Library
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