The most popular world War I books of 2025

Books about the First World War return to the trenches and the world they destroyed. Novels, poetry, letters and histories tell of mud, comradeship, loss and a generation changed for ever, from the outbreak in 1914 to the armistice in 1918 and the uneasy peace after. This list shows the ones first published in 2025.

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Angel Down
Cover of Angel Down

Angel Down

Daniel Kraus

Published 2025

304 pages

Little Bird
Cover of Little Bird

Little Bird

Barbara Viniar

Published 2025

396 pages

Tank
Cover of Tank

Tank

Mark Urban

Published 2025

352 pages