20 must-read war books like The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust by Marione Ingram

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The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

By: Marione Ingram

4.14

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Marione Ingram grew up in Hamburg, Germany, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was German. She …

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Cover of Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account by Miklós Nyiszli, Bruno Bettelheim, Tibère Kremer, Richard Seaver

1. Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

By: Miklós Nyiszli , Bruno Bettelheim , Tibère Kremer , Richard Seaver

4.31

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

When the Nazis invaded Hungary in 1944, they sent virtually the entire Jewish population to Auschwi… read more

Similar categories in Miklós Nyiszli's Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
"We had learned that nothing lasts and that no value is absolute. The only exception to that rule: freedom."

-Miklós Nyiszli, Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

"Los médicos entienden perfectamente el destino cruel que les ha tocado y son conscientes de la imposibilidad de escapar, pero a pesar de ello se dedican a ayudar, con absoluta abnegación, a los que e…"

-Miklós Nyiszli, Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

"The bodies were not lying here and there throughout the room, but piled in a mass to the ceiling. The reason for this was that the gas first inundated the lower layers of air and rose slowly towards …"

-Miklós Nyiszli, Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

Cover of War Girl Ursula (War Girls Book 1) by Marion Kummerow

2. War Girl Ursula (War Girls Book 1)

By: Marion Kummerow

3.75

Format: 316 pages,

read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
Cover of I Escaped from Auschwitz by Rudolf Vrba

3. I Escaped from Auschwitz

By: Rudolf Vrba

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

The author describes his experiences as a prisoner in Auschwitz and his daring escape. read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust

4. I Have Lived a Thousand Years

By: None

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

What is death all about? What is life all about? So wonders thirteen-year-old- Elli Friedmann, just… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Last Jews in Berlin by Leonard Gross

5. The Last Jews in Berlin

By: Leonard Gross

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

In February 1943, four thousand Jews went underground in Berlin. By the end of the war, all but a f… read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister by Nonna Bannister, Denise George, Carolyn Tomlin

6. The Secret Holocaust Diaries: The Untold Story of Nonna Bannister

By: Nonna Bannister , Denise George , Carolyn Tomlin

4.00

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

Nonna Bannister carried a secret almost to her Tennessee grave: the diaries she kept as a young gir… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • historical
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust

7. Sold

By: Patricia McCormick

3.72

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Although Lakshmi's family is desperately poor her life still contains simple pleasures; but, when t… read more

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8. All But My Life: A Memoir

By: Gerda Weissmann Klein

4.03

Format: None pages,

All But My Life: A Memoir All But My Life is the unforgettable story of Gerda Weissmann Klein's six… read more

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9. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps

By: Andrea Warren

4.28

Format: 141 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Andrea Warren presents a life-changing story of a young boy's struggle for sur… read more

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Cover of The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

10. The Day of the Jackal

By: Frederick Forsyth

4.27

Format: 358 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found here. The Jackal. A tall, blond… read more

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"It is cold at six-forty in the morning on a March day in Paris, and seems even colder when a man is about to be executed by firing squad."

-Frederick Forsyth, The Day of the Jackal

Cover of The Stable Boy of Auschwitz by Henry Oster

11. The Stable Boy of Auschwitz

By: Henry Oster

4.53

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

This heart-wrenching memoir from a Holocaust survivor reveals the terrible realities of life in Aus… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington

12. The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive

By: Lucy Adlington

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching … read more

Similar categories in Lucy Adlington's The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • holocaust
"En Auschwitz-Birkenau, los internos aprendieron enseguida que era pocas las pertenencias personales realmente esenciales para vivir: ropa, calzado y un plato para la comida. Más allá de eso, lo que c…"

-Lucy Adlington, The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive

"En Auschwitz-Birkenau, los internos aprendieron enseguida que eran pocas las pertenencias personales realmente esenciales para vivir: ropa, calzado y un plato para la comida. Más allá de eso, lo que …"

-Lucy Adlington, The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive

Cover of The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Sara Leibovits

13. The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz

By: Sara Leibovits

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the brakes. It felt like we waited in the… read more

Similar categories in Sara Leibovits's The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory by Roxane van Iperen

14. The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory

By: Roxane van Iperen

4.37

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable story of two unsung heroes of World War II: sisters Janny and Lien Brilleslijper … read more

Similar categories in Roxane van Iperen's The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • holocaust
"But, above all, the people I met there had an urgent message for me: tell this story, because it is different from the many stories the world knows. The Jews did not go to their deaths willingly -- i…"

-Roxane van Iperen, The Sisters of Auschwitz: The True Story of Two Jewish Sisters' Resistance in the Heart of Nazi Territory

Cover of Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes by Tim  Brady

15. Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes

By: Tim Brady

4.01

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing WWII true story of a trio of fearless female resisters whose youth and innocence be… read more

Similar categories in Tim Brady's Three Ordinary Girls: The Remarkable Story of Three Dutch Teenagers Who Became Spies, Saboteurs, Nazi Assassins–and WWII Heroes book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Girls in the Attic by Marius Gabriel

16. The Girls in the Attic

By: Marius Gabriel

4.39

Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition

The bestselling author of The Designer presents a sweeping story of blind faith, family allegiance … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
Cover of The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World by Jonathan Freedland

17. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

By: Jonathan Freedland

4.37

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir by Tova Friedman

18. The Daughter of Auschwitz: A Memoir

By: Tova Friedman

4.53

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A powerful memoir by one of the youngest ever survivors of Auschwitz, Tova Friedman, following her … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of Sisters of War by Lana Kortchik

19. Sisters of War

By: Lana Kortchik

4.09

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

A dark shadow is about to fall over the golden cupolas of Kiev… As the Red Army retreats in the … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
Cover of The Bletchley Women by Patricia  Adrian

20. The Bletchley Women

By: Patricia Adrian

4.08

Format: 384 pages, ebook

From debutante to farmer’s daughter all roads lead to Bletchley… In a different world, Evie Milt… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
Cover of The Orphans on the Train by Gill   Thompson

21. The Orphans on the Train

By: Gill Thompson

4.36

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

A gripping, moving story of loss, friendship, the need to belong, inspired by real events, of two o… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
Cover of Surviving The Forest (World War II Brave Women Fiction) by Adiva Geffen

22. Surviving The Forest (World War II Brave Women Fiction)

By: Adiva Geffen

4.24

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

Five shots on Saturday morning changed their fate … She was a beautiful and happy young woman who … read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • holocaust
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23. Who Was Sylvia?

By: Judy Gardiner

3.87

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

1939, Barnard Castle, Durham. Sylvia Coryn is the apple of her younger sister Kit’s eye. Full of… read more

Similar categories in Judy Gardiner's Who Was Sylvia? book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • historical
Cover of The Memory Keeper of Kyiv by Erin Litteken

24. The Memory Keeper of Kyiv

By: Erin Litteken

4.46

Format: 373 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Beekeeper of Aleppo. In the 1930s, Stalin… read more

Similar categories in Erin Litteken's The Memory Keeper of Kyiv book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • historical
  • adult
  • war
Cover of The Child Without a Home by Ann   Bennett

25. The Child Without a Home

By: Ann Bennett

4.56

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

‘So captivating, I was on edge while flipping through the pages as fast as I could… Truly heartwarm… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
Cover of The Lost Girl in Paris by Jina Bacarr

26. The Lost Girl in Paris

By: Jina Bacarr

4.44

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

'I will never forget what the Nazi did to me. Never' 1940, Nazi-occupied Paris. A powerful story… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
Cover of Hiding in Plain Sight: My Holocaust Story of Survival by Beatrice Sonders

27. Hiding in Plain Sight: My Holocaust Story of Survival

By: Beatrice Sonders

4.21

Format: 137 pages, Kindle Edition

After decades of concealing the full account of her experiences, Holocaust survivor Beatrice Sonder… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
Cover of We Escaped: A Family's Flight from Holland During WWII by Alexander H. ter Weele

28. We Escaped: A Family's Flight from Holland During WWII

By: Alexander H. ter Weele

3.93

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

The song and dance of The Sound of Music... seasoned with the terror of war. We Escaped plunges th… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth by Minu Cash

29. The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

By: Minu Cash

4.53

Format: 258 pages, Paperback

A passionate memoir about identity, resilience, and the healing power of forgiveness From her earl… read more

Similar categories in Minu Cash's The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • nonfiction
  • biography
"What if the real Minu was out there in the world somewhere? And here I was, trapped in this awful life I wasn’t supposed to be living."

-Minu Cash, The Painted Pink Dress: A Daughter’s Story of Family, Betrayal, and Her Search for the Truth

Cover of Not Without My Sister by Marion Kummerow

30. Not Without My Sister

By: Marion Kummerow

4.42

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

1944, Germany. Two sisters seek to overcome impossible odds to be reunited, in this utterly devasta… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • war
  • holocaust
Cover of The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust by Marione Ingram

31. The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

By: Marione Ingram

4.14

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Marione Ingram grew up in Hamburg, Germany, in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She was German. She … read more

Similar categories in Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust book and Marione Ingram's The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust

  • biography
  • history
  • memoir
  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • holocaust

15 must-read history books like The Hands of War: A Tale of Endurance and Hope, from a Survivor of the Holocaust by Marione Ingram

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Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account

Miklós Nyiszli , Bruno Bettelheim , Tibère Kremer , Richard Seaver

4.31

Transform Your Habits

I Escaped from Auschwitz

Rudolf Vrba

4.62

I Have Lived a Thousand Years

None

3.93

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The Last Jews in Berlin

Leonard Gross

3.79

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The Dry Grass of August

Anna Jean Mayhew

3.56

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The Orphan Collector

Ellen Marie Wiseman

4.24

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The Seamstress of New Orleans

Diane C. McPhail

3.79

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The Storyteller of Casablanca

Fiona Valpy

4.40

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