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30 Best Historical War Novels
War fiction examines combat and its wider effects on soldiers, civilians, families and institutions. These novels range from battlefield narratives to resistance, occupation, captivity and the long consequences of violence.
1,817 books
14 historical periods
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Ancient World
c. 3000 BCE–500 CE
328 books
American History
1607–1912 CE
91 books
Asia & the Islamic World
c. 221 BCE–present
84 books
Medieval Period
c. 500–1500 CE
508 books
Renaissance & Early Modern Europe
c. 1300–1789 CE
27 books
Tudor & Stuart Britain
1485–1714 CE
48 books
Latin American History
1492–1990 CE
1 book
Georgian & Regency Britain
1714–1837 CE
32 books
Russian Empire & Revolution
1721–1991 CE
9 books
Age of Revolutions
1763–1848 CE
149 books
Nineteenth-Century Europe
1815–1900 CE
69 books
World War I & Interwar Era
1914–1939 CE
172 books
World War II
1939–1945 CE
227 books
Cold War and Post-war Era
1945–1991 CE
31 books
41 books are not yet assigned to a historical period.
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