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10 Best Biographical Historical Novels during World War I & Interwar Era

Biographical fiction reconstructs the life of a real person through documented events and imagined private experience. The genre works best when invention clarifies character without obscuring what is historically known.

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Ancient World c. 3.3 million BCE–550 CE 146 books History of the Americas c. 15,000 BCE–present 90 books Asian History c. 221 BCE–present 26 books Medieval Period c. 476–1500 CE 202 books Renaissance & Early Modern Europe c. 1300–1789 CE 36 books Tudor & Stuart Britain 1485–1714 CE 117 books Georgian & Regency Britain 1714–1837 CE 29 books Russian Empire & Revolution 1721–1991 CE 2 books Age of Revolutions 1763–1848 CE 16 books Long Nineteenth Century 1789–1914 CE 26 books World War I & Interwar Era 1914–1939 CE 10 books World War II 1939–1945 CE 15 books Cold War and Post-war Era 1945–present 4 books

10 Biographical Fiction books in World War I & Interwar Era

1. Billy Bathgate

by E. L. Doctorow

First published 1989 · 4.4(907)

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2. To the Last Man

by Jeff Shaara

First published 2004 · 4.4(10,759)

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3. Any Human Heart

by William Boyd

First published 2002 · 4.3(28,638)

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4. Paths of Glory

by Jeffrey Archer

First published 2009 · 4.2(31,158)

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5. Zero Hour

by Iain Gale

First published 2019 · 4.1(113)

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6. Homer & Langley

by E. L. Doctorow

First published 2009 · 4.1(966)

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7. The Ghost Road

by Pat Barker

First published 1995 · Regeneration Trilogy · 4.1(19,299)

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8. The New Confessions

by William Boyd

First published 1987 · 4.1(6,556)

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9. Sweet Caress

by William Boyd

First published 2015 · 4.1(18,644)

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10. Regeneration

by Pat Barker

First published 1991 · Regeneration Trilogy · 4.0(36,993)

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