The Field Girls
Rosie Archer
Published 2026
320 pages
The most popular world War II fiction books of 2026
World War II fiction returns to the years that reshaped the world. Resistance fighters, codebreakers, soldiers, refugees and families on the home front live through occupation, battle and loss. One of the most popular settings in historical fiction, with stories still being discovered. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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Time for Courage
Rob Currie
Published 2026
336 pages
Operation Scarlet
Rachel McMillan
Published 2026
336 pages
Other People's Houses A Novel
Lore Segal
Published 2026
328 pages
Mists over the Channel Islands A Novel of World War II
Sarah Sundin
Published 2026
368 pages
The Face of Fire
Oleksii Nikitin
Published 2026
400 pages
The Shock of the Light A Novel
Lori Inglis Hall
Published 2026
416 pages
All Things Hidden
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Published 2026
350 pages
Intelligence
Robert Newman
Published 2026
288 pages
The Singapore Secret An Absolutely Gripping and Heart-Breaking WWII Historical Novel of Love in the Face of War
Clare Willis
Published 2026
368 pages
The New Forest Murders A page-turning wartime murder mystery, from the co-writer of the hit TV series Bookish
Matthew Sweet
Published 2026
416 pages
Dear Miss Lake
A. J. Pearce
Published 2026
336 pages
The Afterlife of Harry Playford The Second Literary Mystery in the Stephen Minter Series, from the Award-Winning Author, Perfect for Readers of Ian Mcewan, Sebastian Barry and William Boyd
Steven Carroll
Published 2026
304 pages
The Glass Key The magnificent, epic novel of love, war and a secret frozen in time from the bestselling author
Amanda Geard
Published 2026
432 pages
Sisters of the Storm
Lana Kortchik
Published 2026
336 pages
Lana Kortchik Bk 6 PB
Lana Kortchik
Published 2026
Deborah Swift Bk 5 PB
Deborah Swift
Published 2026
Untitled Daisy Wood Bk 1 PB
Daisy Wood
Published 2026
Every Lifetime After
Jennifer Ross
Published 2026
416 pages
The Wartime Newspaper Girls A heartwarming and uplifting new WW2 historical saga
Lesley Eames
Published 2026
400 pages
The Wartime Newspaper Girls Book 2 The feel-good, must-read WW2 historical saga
Lesley Eames
Published 2026
400 pages
The Enemy’s Wife
Deborah Swift
Published 2026
352 pages
The French Resistance Hotel A sweeping, one-of-a-kind WW2 historical fiction debut novel for 2026, based on an incredible true story
Ava Miller
Published 2026
320 pages
Skylark From the NYT-bestselling author of The Paris Wife
Paula McLain
Published 2026
352 pages