The Shelves

Military & Wars Books

Books selected for readers looking for military & wars books.

29 booksApril 2, 2026

Part of 500+ tracked lists·96% reader overlap with Holocaust Books

1. Lines of Courage
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Fits this list for its focus on wars.
Shelf signal: Wars & Military History
2. The War Outside
Monica Hesse
Included for strong young alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: 21st-Century US YA
3. The Silent Unseen
Amanda McCrina
Included for strong world alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Holocaust Stories for Teens
4. Song of a Blackbird
Maria van Lieshout
Included for strong historical alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Holocaust Stories
5. Westfallen
Ann Brashares, Ben Brashares
Included for strong world alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Holocaust Stories
6. The War I Finally Won
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Included for strong jewish alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Wars & Military History
7. Orphan Monster Spy
Saskia Maarleveld, Matt Killeen
Included for strong thrillers alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Holocaust Stories for Teens
8. Resist: a Story of D-day
Alan Gratz
Included for strong short story alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Wars & Military History
9. This Light Between US: a Novel of World War II
Andrew Fukuda
Included for strong world alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Holocaust Stories for Teens
10. Bluebird
Sharon Cameron
Included for strong book club alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: World War II & Holocaust
11. The Blackbird Girls
Anne Blankman
Included for strong award alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Jewish YA
12. Fire in the Hills
Donna Jo Napoli
Fits this list for its focus on military and wars.
Shelf signal: War & Military YA
13. Lovely War
Julie Berry
Fits this list for its focus on wars.
Shelf signal: Greek & Roman Myths for Teens
14. Uprising
Jennifer A. Nielsen
Included for strong reading alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Holocaust Stories for Teens
15. Trajectory
Cambria Gordon
Included for strong stories alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: War & Military YA
16. Blitzkrieg
Brian Falkner
Included for strong world alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: War & Military YA
17. The Shadow War
Cary Hite, Lindsay Smith
Included for strong world alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: War & Military YA
18. Between Shades of Gray
Ruta Sepetys
Included for strong book club alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Holocaust Stories for Teens
19. Strangers in Time
David Baldacci
Included for strong book club alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: World War II & Holocaust
20. Uncertain Soldier
Karen Bass
Fits this list for its focus on military.
Shelf signal: Wars & Military History
21. The Slopes of War
Norah Perez, N.A. Perez
Fits this list for its focus on military and wars.
Shelf signal: Civil War Era YA
22. The Bletchley Riddle
Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin
Included for strong best alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: Wars & Military History
23. Great or Nothing
Joy McCullough, Caroline Tung Richmond
Included for strong women alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: 20th-Century US YA
24. The Kommandant's Girl
Pam Jenoff
Included for strong book club alignment with this military & wars list.
Shelf signal: World War II & Holocaust