Fiction based on World War II
Many types of fiction and have involved events in the World War II time period. This list is a chronological collection of significant events from such fiction. It includes events that were set in World War II but have never occurred.
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Novels
- A Bell for Adano by John Hersey (1944)
- The Bridge on the River Kwai by Pierre Boulle (1954)
- The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk (1951)
- Catch 22 by Joseph Heller (1961)
- The Charioteer by Mary Renault (1954)
- The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat (1951)
- The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins (1975)
- Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett (1978)
- From Here to Eternity by James Jones (1951)
- The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester (1955)
- Goodbye to Some by Gordon Forbes (1961)
- H.M.S. Ulysses by Alistair Maclean (1955)
- King Rat by James Clavell (1962)
- The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer (1948)
- No Birds Sang by Farley Mowat (1979)
- Once an Eagle by Anton Myrer (1968)
- Pastoral by Nevil Shute (1944)
- The Rhinemann Exchange by Robert Ludlum
- Run Silent, Run Deep by Edward L. Beach, Jr. (1955)
- The Secret of Santa Vittoria by Robert Crichton
- Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1969)
- The Thin Red Line by James Jones (1962)
- A Walk in the Sun by Harry Brown
- War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk
- The War Lover by John Hersey
- War of the Rats by David L. Robbins
- Whistle by James Jones
- The Winds of War by Herman Wouk (1971)
Authors who specialise in World War II
Short stories
- For Esme With Love and Squalor by J.D. Salinger
Movies
1940s
- The 49th Parallel
- Casablanca
1960s
1990s
Games
- Call of Duty
- Medal of Honor series
- Wolfenstein video game series by Id Software
Comic books
- Marvel superheroes fight Nazi Germany, including Captain America, Sgt Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos, etc.
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