Beaufighter Vs German Flak Ships North Sea and Mediterranean 1941–45
Matthew Willis
Published 2026
80 pages
The most popular world War II books of 2026
Books about the Second World War cover the largest conflict in history, from 1939 to 1945. Battles, resistance, occupation, the home front and the camps are told in novels, memoirs and histories from every side. No war has been written about more, or is more widely read. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
See also World War II fiction
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Stug IV Assault Gun German Army and Waffen-SS Units Eastern Front, 1944-1945
Dennis Oliver
Published 2026
64 pages
Eagle and Iron Cross American and German Combat Effectiveness in World War II
Thomas E. Nutter
Published 2026
304 pages
Globemaster Down Soviet Espionage and the Doomed American Attempt to Sneak Nukes into Europe
Tod Robberson
Published 2026
400 pages
KARAŚ of 24 Eskadra at War
Tomasz J. Kopański
Published 2026
144 pages
USS Nevada (BB-36) US Navy Super-Dreadnought in WWI and WWII
David Doyle
Published 2026
176 pages
Like Friends, Like Foes Japanese Americans and Nevada Through World War II
Andrew B. Russell
Published 2026
272 pages
Advance Britannia The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1942-1945
Alan Allport
Published 2026
608 pages
USS Yorktown (CV-10) Essex-Class Carrier in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Apollo 8
David Doyle
Published 2026
176 pages
Stalin's 'Wonder Tank' The Truth Behind Hitler's Nemesis, the Soviet T-34 Tank
Dmitry Zubov
Published 2026
256 pages
Panzer Tactics Tank Operations in the East, 1941-42
Oskar Munzel
Published 2026
208 pages
Tank Attack at Monte Cassino The Cavendish Road Operation 1944
Jeffrey Plowman
Published 2026
184 pages
The German Wehrmacht Equipment, Weapons, Uniforms and Insignia - from Photos and Artwork
Ian Baxter
Published 2026
224 pages
Ike and Winston World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship
Jonathan W. Jordan
Published 2026
576 pages
Winter War 1939–40 Repelling the Soviets from Finnish Skies
Kari Stenman
Published 2026
96 pages
Spitfire V Vs Fw 190 Northwest Europe 1941–43
Andy Saunders
Published 2026
80 pages
The Marines of Tarawa 1943 Issue in Doubt
Harlan Glenn
Published 2026
256 pages
Soviet Artillery Tractors of World War II
James Kinnear
Published 2026
224 pages
Mists over the Channel Islands A Novel of World War II
Sarah Sundin
Published 2026
368 pages
Fighting Falcons The Campaigns of VMF-221 in the Pacific
Peter F. Owen
Published 2026
304 pages
US Soldier Vs Japanese Infantryman Philippines 1944–45
Gregg Adams
Published 2026
80 pages
Epitaphs of Bomber Command
Steve Darlow, Dave Gilbert
Published 2026
160 pages
Bloody Skies Fifteenth Fighter Command Against All Odds
Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
Published 2026
320 pages
Kriegsmarine Southern Command 1941–45 The Adriatic, Aegean and Black Sea Naval Wars
Lawrence Paterson
Published 2026
80 pages