16 Best world war ii books like Michal's Destiny: Inspired by powerful and gripping true WW2 stories of bravery, hope, and love by Roberta Kagan

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Michal's Destiny: Inspired by powerful and gripping true WW2 stories of bravery, hope, and love

By: Roberta Kagan

4.15

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

1919 Siberia. Michal—a young, sheltered girl—has eyes for a man other than her betrothed. In her tr…

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1. The Thirteenth Child: A World War 2 historical novel based upon an enthralling and heart-wrenching true story

By: Mark deMeza

4.26

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by the true story of the author’s ancestors, this enthralling WWII novel tells of the Kisc… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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2. The Austrian Bride

By: Helen Parusel

4.44

Format: 392 pages, Kindle Edition

Austria, 1938 After years of hardship, Ella is full of hope for a better future for Austrians, a… read more

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  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Polish Nurse: A WW2 Historical Fiction Novel (World War II Brave Women Fiction Book 1)

By: Leah Moyes

4.48

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

She has a secret. Keeping it will mean the difference between life and death.1941, Poland. Though w… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. Ryskamp (Fernsby's War Book 1)

By: J.C. Jarvis

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

In 1938, the world was at a crossroads. For Michael Fernsby, it was a choice between surrender and … read more

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  • world war ii
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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Good Town

By: Mary Louise Wells

4.60

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

In Nazi Germany, a pious man makes a decision to protect his family, but at what cost? Josef Hau… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
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  • historical fiction
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6. I Have to Save Them

By: Ellie Midwood

4.46

Format: 296 pages, ebook

Auschwitz, 1942: Her entire body trembles as she stands in the infirmary and realises the horrifyin… read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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7. The Officer of Dachau

By: Dorit Journo

4.35

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

She made a courageous choice in times of unparalleled turmoil. Could her family survive its consequ… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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8. War Bonds

By: Pamela Norsworthy

4.68

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

1939: As Hitler's Panzers storm the Polish border, a small boy boards a train bound for the British… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. Ludsecke (Fernsby's War Book 3)

By: J.C. Jarvis

4.63

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

As World War Two begins, Michael Fernsby is once again called into action. His mission behind enemy… read more

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10. A Promise: A Sweeping Story of Friendship in WWII

By: Amelia Martin

4.44

Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition

In the turbulent aftermath of World War I, Germany is a nation reeling from hardship and chaos. … read more

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  • world war ii
  • war
  • historical fiction
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11. To Dream Of Shadows : A Gripping Holocaust Novel Inspired by a Heartbreaking True Story (World War II Historical Fiction Book 1)

By: Steve N. Lee

4.45

Format: 354 pages, Kindle Edition

She’ll save hundreds of lives. But can she save her own? Inspired by a previously untold true st… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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12. The German Girl (Monika Ritter #1)

By: Eoin Dempsey

4.47

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, the deadliest enemy lies within. It is 1942, and war is raging in Europe. Monika Rit… read more

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  • historical fiction
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13. A Song of Silence

By: Steve N. Lee

4.62

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

War thrust them together. Love will tear them apart. Inspired by a true story... When the Naz… read more

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  • historical fiction
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14. 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

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. Wave After Wave: A Novel

By: Sarah Ansbacher

4.30

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

A last chance to escape. A journey fraught with danger. Based on true events.Vienna, 1938. Newlywed… read more

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  • historical
  • historical fiction
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16. When We Were Brave

By: Karla M. Jay

4.57

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

April 2020 Pinnacle Book Award Winner 2020 Independent Press Award -Distinguished Favorite 2… read more

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  • historical
  • war
  • world war ii
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  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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17. The Seamstress of Auschwitz

By: C. K. McAdam

4.53

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany. 1932. Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses… read more

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  • historical
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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18. A Song of Courage

By: Rachel Wesson

4.55

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Based on the incredible true story of two unsung heroines who defied the odds to save countless liv… read more

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  • world war ii
  • holocaust
  • historical fiction
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19. Rotterdam (Fernsby's War Book 4)

By: J.C. Jarvis

4.69

Format: 466 pages, Kindle Edition

Rotterdam, 1940: A city's last stand.In the heart of war-torn Rotterdam, the latest instalment of t… read more

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20. To Look Upon the Sun

By: Shannon St Hilaire

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

In the shadow of pre-WWII Germany, 17-year-old Ilse finds herself alone, pregnant, and penniless—be… read more

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  • world war ii
  • historical
  • historical fiction
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21. Stumbling Stones

By: Bonnie Suchman

4.43

Format: 285 pages, Paperback

Alice Heppenheimer, born into a prosperous German Jewish family around the turn of the twentieth ce… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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22. Saving Rebecca

By: Alex Amit

4.59

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

A WW2 historical novel about a mother’s devotion In the shadow of the Nazi regime, one woman fig… read more

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  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. The Secret Hotel in Berlin

By: Catherine Hokin

4.45

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1944. ‘It is a great honour to have you here, Herr Hitler.’ Lili doesn’t stumble over the l… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. The Orphan List (The World War Two Orphanage #1)

By: Ann Bennett

4.65

Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition

Munich, 1943. My heart breaks as I watch the smug couple carry the tiny bundle into their sinister … read more

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  • historical fiction
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25. Michal's Destiny: Inspired by powerful and gripping true WW2 stories of bravery, hope, and love

By: Roberta Kagan

4.15

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

1919 Siberia. Michal—a young, sheltered girl—has eyes for a man other than her betrothed. In her tr… read more

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  • jewish
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26. A Promise to My Sister

By: S.E. Rutledge

4.66

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Auschwitz, 1943. I cradle my little sister’s feverish body and weep silently in the darkness. “I lo… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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27. A Place to Hide

By: Ronald H. Balson

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the winner of the National Jewish Book Award Theodore “Teddy” Hartigan is the scion of a we… read more

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  • historical
  • war
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  • historical fiction
  • holocaust
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28. The Paris Daughter (The Lost Daughters, #5)

By: Soraya M. Lane

4.53

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Paris, 1939: Gazing out at the glittering skyline, Evelina clutches the letter from her love in sha… read more

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  • historical fiction
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29. The Resistance Bakery: A totally gripping and emotional World War Two historical novel full of family secrets

By: Siobhan Curham

4.66

Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Phenomenal… Had me flying through!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wow… Loved every moment.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Captured my heart.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐… read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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30. The Courier

By: Eoin Dempsey

4.58

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Germany, 1943 Trapped inside southern Germany, Monika Ritter goes to the one person she can trus… read more

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  • historical fiction
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31. The Twins on the Train

By: Suzanne Goldring

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Berlin, 1939. Tears pouring down her cheeks, Rosa pushes through the crowds and thrusts the basket … read more

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  • historical fiction

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