26 Top historical books like We Had to Save Them by Elle van Rijn

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We Had to Save Them

By: Elle van Rijn

4.39

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

Amsterdam, 1941. My name is Betty. Until a few months ago, I was just like every other nursery teac…

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1. The Hidden Village

By: Imogen Matthews

4.20

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Wartime Holland. Who can you trust? Deep in the Veluwe woods lies a secret that frustrates the Germ… read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Hidden Village book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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2. The Angel of Vienna

By: Kate Hewitt

4.39

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied Vienna, 1940: An absolutely heartbreaking story—based on devastating real events—abou… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hewitt's The Angel of Vienna book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

By: Amanda Lees

4.37

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1944: secret agent Juliette is on her most dangerous mission of the war so far. But then her… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lees's Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Oversexed, overpaid and over here."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

"Perhaps love really did conquer all."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

"But even if he were dead, I would never truly be free."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

"I may have been ambushed, but I was dressed for battle."

-Amanda Lees, Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

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4. The Silence Before Dawn (WW2 Resistance #1)

By: Amanda Lees

4.34

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Nazi-occupied France, 1944: I tear open the envelope, extracting a sheet of folded paper. I read it… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Lees's The Silence Before Dawn (WW2 Resistance #1) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.53

Format: 329 pages, Kindle Edition

“What if you never come back?” I asked. “I will find you, Amelia. I promise I will find you.” “Wh… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"I love you are my Last Words, and they will always belong to you."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

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6. We Had to Save Them

By: Elle van Rijn

4.39

Format: 339 pages, Kindle Edition

Amsterdam, 1941. My name is Betty. Until a few months ago, I was just like every other nursery teac… read more

Similar categories in Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • roman
  • literature
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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7. The German Child

By: Catherine Hokin

4.37

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1944. ‘No! Not my child!’ Annaliese screams, her voice breaking as she pounds the window us… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hokin's The German Child book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. The Doctor's Daughter

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.33

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1941: It was her father’s job to save the lives of the SS. But she chose to risk everyth… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Doctor's Daughter book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
"No one warned me there would eventually be a last tick."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"How is beauty ever to be seen through a tarnished lens?"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"It’s easier to dream of a future where we are not in a war."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

"Nothing is what it was, and this town is no longer a part of who we are."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Doctor's Daughter

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9. The Secret Keeper

By: Siobhan Curham

4.32

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1942. As she twirls in the arms of handsome dancer Santiago Lozano, surrounded by aristocrat… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Secret Keeper book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Orphans of War

By: Michael Reit

4.47

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Amsterdam, 1941 Their whole world is about to shatter. German forces have invaded the Netherlan… read more

Similar categories in Michael Reit's Orphans of War book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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11. Hidden in the Shadows (Wartime Holland, #2)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.23

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

The hidden village was meant to keep them safe, but the Nazis have found it… There’s no time to los… read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's Hidden in the Shadows (Wartime Holland, #2) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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12. The Stolen Twins

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.36

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1944: “You can’t leave me,” I whisper, my hand trembling as I reach for her cheek. “You … read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Stolen Twins book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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13. The Prison Child (Last Words #2)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.44

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

How will we get by the guards? It seems impossible. Yet we will be dead by the end of the week if w… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Prison Child (Last Words #2) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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14. The Boy in the Attic (Wartime Holland, #3)

By: Imogen Matthews

4.31

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

Anna opened the letter with trembling hands. ‘My darling, if you’re reading this, I haven’t managed… read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Boy in the Attic (Wartime Holland, #3) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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15. The Wife Who Risked Everything

By: Ellie Midwood

4.26

Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1943: “Where’s your husband?” the SS man demanded. “There’s no one home,” Margot said befo… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Midwood's The Wife Who Risked Everything book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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16. The Hideaway

By: Norma Curtis

4.46

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Thea looked at the small suitcase on the kitchen table. The tan leather was scuffed, with the soft … read more

Similar categories in Norma Curtis's The Hideaway book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. The Child of Ukraine

By: Tetyana Denford

4.44

Format: 423 pages, Kindle Edition

This novel was previously published under the name Motherland. Ukraine, 1940. She cups her daugh… read more

Similar categories in Tetyana Denford's The Child of Ukraine book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. The Girl With the Yellow Star

By: Natalie Meg Evans

4.44

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

“We have to wear the yellow star! It’s the rules!” the little girl sobs. But her mother presses a d… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Meg Evans's The Girl With the Yellow Star book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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19. The Maid's Secret

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.44

Format: 388 pages, Paperback

Czechoslovakia, 1942: “Please don’t take him,” I plead to the Nazis. “I love you, Mila,” Ben says,… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Maid's Secret book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"We’re living within a fog—one that will lift and expose the truth."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"Ben is everything that is wrong with my world, and I know well enough to walk away from temptation.
"

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"He reaches out, touching his fingertips to my shoulder, but I pull away as if I’m a fire that will burn him."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

"I want the freedom to explore the world, sleep beneath the stars, eat from the land, and take pride of every feat I endure."

-Shari J. Ryan, The Maid's Secret

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20. The Girl in the Photo (Hanni Winter, #3)

By: Catherine Hokin

4.33

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, 1944. ‘I have to go away, my darling. Please, be brave, stay ali… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hokin's The Girl in the Photo (Hanni Winter, #3) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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21. The Soldier's Letters (Last Words #3)

By: Shari J. Ryan

4.47

Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition

“Survive for as long as you can, fight until you can’t fight any longer, and if this war ever ends,… read more

Similar categories in Shari J. Ryan's The Soldier's Letters (Last Words #3) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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22. The Orphan's Mother

By: Marion Kummerow

4.54

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

1945, the German-Polish border: With Nazis on one side and Soviet forces approaching on the other, … read more

Similar categories in Marion Kummerow's The Orphan's Mother book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Auschwitz Twins (The Auschwitz Twins #3)

By: Roberta Kagan

4.46

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

A bloodcurdling drama unravels in the shadow of Mengele's dark, twisted obsession. Ernst must face… read more

Similar categories in Roberta Kagan's The Auschwitz Twins (The Auschwitz Twins #3) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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24. Searching for My Daughter

By: Liz Trenow

4.51

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The queue is long, but that barely matters. She is used to waiting. For the midnight knock at the d… read more

Similar categories in Liz Trenow's Searching for My Daughter book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. The Girl Across the Wire Fence

By: Imogen Matthews

4.31

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

1944, Amersfoort Concentration Camp, Holland. Based on a true story, the unforgettable tale of two … read more

Similar categories in Imogen Matthews's The Girl Across the Wire Fence book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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26. The Stars Are Our Witness

By: Siobhan Curham

4.54

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1943. Adela stuffs small cloth pouches containing the stolen gunpowder into the folds of… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Curham's The Stars Are Our Witness book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. Light Rises (The Resistance Sisters, #2)

By: Rachel Wesson

4.64

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

1942 France and occupied Europe groan under the weight of the German yoke. Sophie Bélanger, grievi… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Wesson's Light Rises (The Resistance Sisters, #2) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • audiobook
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Unguarded: An utterly gripping WW2 novel (The Ties Of Blood Book 1) by MaryAnna Rose

28. Unguarded: An utterly gripping WW2 novel (The Ties Of Blood Book 1)

By: MaryAnna Rose

3.79

Format: 332 pages, Kindle Edition

Lying to the SS and fleeing for her life, can one Jewish girl keep her secret from the Fatherland?G… read more

Similar categories in MaryAnna Rose's Unguarded: An utterly gripping WW2 novel (The Ties Of Blood Book 1) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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29. Be Brave For Me (A Cornish Wartime Story #1)

By: Elaine Johns

4.46

Format: 379 pages, Kindle Edition

Cornwall, England, 1941. Gazing at the coiled barbed wire and danger signs on this once-beautiful b… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Johns's Be Brave For Me (A Cornish Wartime Story #1) book and Elle van Rijn's We Had to Save Them

  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. Unspoken: A heartbreaking tale of betrayal and love. (The Ties Of Blood Book 2)

By: MaryAnna Rose

4.25

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

A shining example of the Fatherlands best, but can she escape the doom of a perfect future? Germany… read more

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31. Unshaken : A girls staggering search for love and belonging. (The Ties Of Blood Book 3)

By: MaryAnna Rose

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

She didn’t need him till he was gone. How far will she go to get him back? Germany, 1941. Carefully… read more

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14 Best holocaust books like We Had to Save Them by Elle van Rijn

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The Hidden Village

Imogen Matthews

4.20

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The Girl with the Diary (Last Words #1)

Shari J. Ryan

4.53

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We Had to Save Them

Elle van Rijn

4.39

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The Doctor's Daughter

Shari J. Ryan

4.33

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Paris at First Light (WW2 Resistance #2)

Amanda Lees

4.37

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The Silence Before Dawn (WW2 Resistance #1)

Amanda Lees

4.34

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The Girl Who Never Came Back

Suzanne Goldring

4.07

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Kate Hewitt

4.27

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