Hi! I've read a ton of WWII books, and am looking for something about history that is not widely read about, something set at least in the 19th century. TIA 🙂
Try The Women by Kristin Hannah. It’s about women fighting in the Vietnam war.
Elegant_Move5199 on
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys- Hands down one of the best historical fiction books I’ve read. The writing style is very engaging and the story follows several refugees trying to escape near the end of WWII.
What really stuck with me is that the book centers around a major WWII tragedy that hardly anyone talks about. I hadn’t even heard of it before reading the book. It was both incredibly informative and absolutely heart-wrenching.
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline- Not WWII, but it deals with another lesser-known piece of history: orphaned and abandoned children being sent from East Coast cities to the Midwest on “orphan trains” in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Very moving and a fascinating part of history I hadn’t known much about before.
Eatmashorrts on
8th life by Nino Haratishvili maybe? Historical fiction set in Georgia from Russian revolution to modern time revolving around One family over 6 generations and how they are effected by ongoing struggles
masson34 on
1700’s, The Frozen River
Butterball-24601 on
Flashman, by George MacDonald Fraser all the way. Enjoy the hysterical and scandalous romp of the most dashing soldier of the British Empire!
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Try The Women by Kristin Hannah. It’s about women fighting in the Vietnam war.
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys- Hands down one of the best historical fiction books I’ve read. The writing style is very engaging and the story follows several refugees trying to escape near the end of WWII.
What really stuck with me is that the book centers around a major WWII tragedy that hardly anyone talks about. I hadn’t even heard of it before reading the book. It was both incredibly informative and absolutely heart-wrenching.
Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline- Not WWII, but it deals with another lesser-known piece of history: orphaned and abandoned children being sent from East Coast cities to the Midwest on “orphan trains” in the late 1800s-early 1900s. Very moving and a fascinating part of history I hadn’t known much about before.
8th life by Nino Haratishvili maybe? Historical fiction set in Georgia from Russian revolution to modern time revolving around One family over 6 generations and how they are effected by ongoing struggles
1700’s, The Frozen River
Flashman, by George MacDonald Fraser all the way. Enjoy the hysterical and scandalous romp of the most dashing soldier of the British Empire!