WWII

A Lyrical Portrait of War and Survival in WWII Libya

In this powerful memoir, Lyn Barrett recounts her journey through Dissociative Identity Disorder, revealing how a family crisis unearthed her long-buried childhood trauma. Crazy: Reclaiming Life from the Shadow of Traumatic Memory is a story of resilience and transformation — the reclaiming of a life once fragmented by trauma.

Peggy KurkowskiApril 7, 2026

Miscellany Podcasts

Books & Looks Podcast — America’s Secret WWII Coastal War with Sara Vladic

Books & Looks: Real Books for Real Readers was started as a literary podcast to supplement Blaine Desantis’ website, ViewsOnBooks.com, and expand into audio and video interviews with authors. With Books & Looks, Blaine’s goal is to focus on real books that real people will read. At least half of the books he…

BookTribMarch 19, 2026

Fiction Thrillers

“If Necessary Alone” Is a Bracing WWII Spy Thriller with a Vicar’s Heart

Set on Scotland’s far northern coast in 1941, V. M. Knox’s If Necessary Alone sends Reverend Major Clement Wisdom undercover to trace enemy radio traffic. What follows is a lean, morally charged thriller—rich with atmosphere, careful tradecraft and a hero whose faith shapes every hard choice. A standout entry in…

BookTribNovember 25, 2025

Author Spotlight Author Spotlight - Featured Fiction

S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

After reading S. Kirk Walsh’s piece that ran in the New York Times this past January, “How the Author of ‘Ragtime’ Taught an Aspiring Writer to Hear the Music,” I was eager to read her new novel, The Elephant of Belfast (Counterpoint). Having also studied with E.L. Doctorow at NYU…

Susan Shapiro BarashApril 5, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

"Quinn manages to give her readers something that’s both engaging because it’s well written and exciting because it’s grounded in truth." —∞— Amid WWII, can Lady Death, a quiet bookworm turned lethal sniper, hit her mark? Based on an incredible true story, Kate Quinn’s latest novel, The Diamond Eye (William…

Lydia LefevreApril 18, 2022

Fiction Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

The Manor of Mystery: Agatha Christie’s Home Hosts Wartime Evacuees and Intrigue

"A mystery Mrs. Christie would have approved of.” — Jane Simons, The Dog Eared Book, Palmyra, NY —∞— Bridget Kelly would prefer to stay in London to complete her nursing training and aid the injured, but her matron has other plans for her. As World War II rages, children are…

Amanda GardnerOctober 12, 2021

Fiction Fiction - Featured

“Angels of the Pacific” Honors the Courage of WWII Military Nurses Imprisoned in the Philippines

If you only read one book about women who served in the military during World War II, I heartily recommend Angels of the Pacific (William Morrow) by Elise Hooper. Many books have been written about the war in the Pacific, the occupation of the Philippines by Japanese troops and the…

Linda HitchcockMarch 11, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Grandmother’s Resurfacing Spurs Woman’s Quest to Find Family Lost in WWII Latvia

Daughters of the Occupation (HarperCollins) by Shelly Sanders is one of the most authentic and profound works of historical fiction I have ever read about World War II and the Holocaust. It is inspired by true events that provide a powerful lesson and a compellingly uplifting story of a fictional…

Linda HitchcockMay 26, 2022

Jewish Couples Daring Escape From Berlin Unfolds in Unforgettable Historical Novel

Fiction Recommended

Jewish Couple’s Daring Escape From Berlin Unfolds in Unforgettable Historical Thriller

A German Jewish couple must use every ounce of their strength and wiles to survive under the nose of the Nazis in this harrowing story based on the lives of Hans and Anna Bracher in Untertauchen by Arthur M. James. Untertauchen (“to go underground”) is the impeccably researched tribute to…

Peggy KurkowskiJanuary 20, 2025

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Adriana Trigiani’s Dazzling Novel Portrays a Family’s Enduring Legacy in the Tuscan Hills

You may be dreaming in Italian and wishing you were a member of the Cabrelli Family before you finish reading The Good Left Undone (Dutton) by deservedly popular author, director and podcaster Adriana Trigiani. Whether you have been a fan since her first novel, The Big Stone Gap, was published…

Linda HitchcockApril 26, 2022

Nonfiction

Launching Liberty: How America Built the Ships That Won the War

Journalist, author, and Boston University Assistant Vice President Doug Most has thoroughly researched and expertly documented the construction of America’s cargo or Liberty ships, a largely overlooked but important aspect of WWII history. This remarkable achievement is documented in his recently published non-fiction work Launching Liberty, subtitled The Epic Race…

Linda HitchcockOctober 23, 2025

BooksToScreen Fiction Thrillers

Journalist Recruited to Stop Hitler’s A-Bomb in “The Armageddon Secret”

“He needed time to clear his mind, to fight through. He’d just looked in the face of the anti-Nazi underground, seen mental images of H.G. Wells’s super bombs, grasped the truth about his father’s murder, received a summons to help defeat Nazism — all simultaneously mind-boggling. Was this Black Orchestra…

David ToddNovember 15, 2021

Romance

‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’ Kicks Up Our Love for World War II Romances

I have a huge weakness for romances set during World War II. It may have started with my obsession over The Bronze Horseman (Best. Book. Ever.), or maybe after I watched The English Patient all the way back in high school. But now I am officially, one hundred percent hooked.…

Rachel CarterJanuary 19, 2017

Miscellany Pop Culture

WWII Drama, the Romanov Family and a Deadly Mystery

Dear Reader, Did one of the Tsar's children survive the 1918 massacre at Ekaterinburg? In 2002, Deputy Sheriff Roo Yoder hunts for a hundred-year old treasure and a killer when his high school friend, a financier, is murdered. The only clue-a fragment of a 1900's share certificate-worth a fortune if…

BookTribApril 24, 2018

Nonfiction Nonfiction - Featured

This “Mighty Force” of a Woman Battled for Better Public Health

Dr. Elizabeth Hayes is not well-known, but she ought to be. According to Marcia Biederman, author of A Mighty Force: Dr. Elizabeth Hayes and Her War for Public Health (Prometheus), Dr. Hayes takes on a major corporate entity embroiled in corruption to make life better for her patients, the coal…

Susan BaileyDecember 17, 2021

Nonfiction

‘The Woman Who Smashed Codes’: An Interview with Author Jason Fagone

Journalist Jason Fagone has tapped into a little-known piece of history with his latest book, The Woman Who Smashed Codes.” Fagone’s book tells the story of Elizebeth Friedman, whose ability to crack codes in language and writings for the National Security Agency (NSA) during World War II made her an…

Aisha K. StaggersOctober 9, 2017

A Lyrical Portrait of War and Survival in WWII Libya

Books & Looks Podcast — America’s Secret WWII Coastal War with Sara Vladic

“If Necessary Alone” Is a Bracing WWII Spy Thriller with a Vicar’s Heart

S. Kirk Walsh on Her Debut Historical Novel of War, Loss and Animal Companionship

Kate Quinn’s “The Diamond Eye” Celebrates a WWII Heroine Who’s No Construct of Fiction

The Manor of Mystery: Agatha Christie’s Home Hosts Wartime Evacuees and Intrigue

“Angels of the Pacific” Honors the Courage of WWII Military Nurses Imprisoned in the Philippines

Grandmother’s Resurfacing Spurs Woman’s Quest to Find Family Lost in WWII Latvia

Jewish Couple’s Daring Escape From Berlin Unfolds in Unforgettable Historical Thriller

Adriana Trigiani’s Dazzling Novel Portrays a Family’s Enduring Legacy in the Tuscan Hills

Journalist Recruited to Stop Hitler’s A-Bomb in “The Armageddon Secret”

‘Sophie and the Rising Sun’ Kicks Up Our Love for World War II Romances

WWII Drama, the Romanov Family and a Deadly Mystery

This “Mighty Force” of a Woman Battled for Better Public Health

‘The Woman Who Smashed Codes’: An Interview with Author Jason Fagone

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