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
World War II era · Time-slip · ~1939–1945
World War II era time-slip historical fiction books
Looking for historical fiction in the time-slip lane set during the World War II era (~1939–1945)? World War II era time-slip historical fiction books collects historical novels that match both filters—Global war, resistance, Holocaust, home fronts. Time travel, dual timelines, or past–present braids 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
Curated HisFic picks first, plus Open Library fills for this era + story type.
The Rose Code
Kate Quinn
In 1940 three women—society girl Osla, East End clerk Mab, and shy Beth—are recruited to Bletchley Park to break German codes, then torn apart by secrecy and betrayal. In 1947 an encrypted letter pulls them back together to hunt a traitor still hiding in the rose code—World War II historical fiction of friendship, cryptanalysis, and a postwar reckoning.
World War II era · Cold War · Time-slip · Mystery
The Plot Against America
Philip Roth
Alternate America where Lindbergh wins the presidency (SAH Prize 2005).
World War II era · Literary · Time-slip
Until Forever
Johanna Lindsey
Fiction · Vikings · Time travel · Romance novels
Late 20th century · Romance · Time-slip · Open Library
Blackout
Connie Willis
Fiction · World War, 1939-1945 · Time travel · Research
World War I era · World War II era · Military & war · Time-slip · Open Library
Anne Frank and me
Cherie Bennett
Historical fiction · German Occupation of France (1940-1945) · Jews · Juvenile fiction
World War II era · Military & war · Time-slip · Open Library
Ted & me
Dan Gutman
Conduct of life · World War, 1939-1945 · Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 · Baseball
World War I era · World War II era · Military & war · Time-slip · Open Library
The alternate history
Karen Hellekson
American Historical fiction · American Science fiction · American fiction · Errors, inventions
Late 20th century · Time-slip · Open Library
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