Does anyone know any good fictional war books

[mrmoe273]

hey everyone, I wanna read some good fictional war books but all I find are either non-fiction or not exactly what I'm looking for (usually they steer to the sci-fi areas)

anything that similar to vietnam or ww2, even ww1 is appearcated, please avoid suggesting sci-fi if possible

 

[Tonberry]

'All Quiet on the Western Front' is a must-read. While entry-level for war novels, it's one of the most depressing, gut-wrenching books I've ever read but it's completely amazing.

 

[mrmoe273]

'All Quiet on the Western Front' is a must-read. While entry-level for war novels, it's one of the most depressing, gut-wrenching books I've ever read but it's completely amazing.

i've personally watched the films, so giving those a read is definitely on my list, thanks!

 

[bloodywing]

Red Alert by Peter George (Bryant) which Dr. Strangelove is based on.

Two hours to doom is the UK Version called

 

[Newk]

Philip K. Dick (you know, that famous sci-fi author) wrote:
"The Man In The High Castle"
A story about what-if-the-allies-lost-WW2
really gripping story
The TV-series only kinda roughly covers it in the first season

 

[No-Bo-Dy]

Warhammer 40K books are good, also the classic Starship Troopers is a masterpiece, Ender's Game too, in comic books i recomend Rogue Trooper, is a British comic that is basically Vietnam in space.

 

[mrmoe273]

Warhammer 40K books are good, also the classic Starship Troopers is a masterpiece, Ender's Game too, in comic books i recomend Rogue Trooper, is a British comic that is basically Vietnam in space.

ill give them a go, i have been avoiding the space stuff but if it's Vietnam in space how can I refuse!

thank you!

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Philip K. Dick (you know, that famous sci-fi author) wrote:
"The Man In The High Castle"
A story about what-if-the-allies-lost-WW2
really gripping story
The TV-series only kinda roughly covers it in the first season

i don't plan on watching the tv show, but thank you for the book suggestion, ill take a look at it!

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Red Alert by Peter George (Bryant) which Dr. Strangelove is based on.

Two hours to doom is the UK Version called

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this looks like a really good read, thank you for suggesting, ill also look at Dr. Strangelove too when I have the chance!

 

[LiberoVulpesLiberoVulpes's icon]

Farewell to Arms is alright, i think its the only book by Hemingway that doesn't make me yawn.

The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane is also pretty good.

If you are ever willing to give some good Science Fantasy a chance, The Hammer's Slammers Series by David Drake is REALLY good, well if you can stomach very gritty details of warfare, Drake was in Vietnam, and a lot of the operations in the stories, use a lot of his knowledge and experience.

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

"Death Is My Trade" by Robert Merle is an awesome book, although it's biographical and I cant speak for the quality of the english translation.

 

[Antilocal123]

The Absolutist duh!

 

[Ikagura]

'All Quiet on the Western Front' is a must-read. While entry-level for war novels, it's one of the most depressing, gut-wrenching books I've ever read but it's completely amazing.

I've just bought that one recently.

 

[Deleted member 179251]

War & Peace, All Quiet On The Western Front, Doctor Zhivago, The Short-timers, The Bridge over the river kwai, The Sympathizer, and The Killer angels should be a good starting point.

 

[Ikagura]

Are the Halo novels good?

 

[cjl8336]

Tom Clancy or W.E.B. Griffin if you like modern stories
Ernest Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" is set during World War I

 

[ZengarZombolt]

For something out of left Field, The "Destroyermen" Series is effectively a WW2 Isekai story written in the west, about a 4 stoke destroyer getting sent to a different world and helping in a war between Leonid and Crocodile peoples.

 

[ChiefMcClane]

Someone else mentioned 40k, and you mentioned that you might like Vietnam in space, so I'll give a few specific reccs:

Catachan Devil
13th Legion

If you're more into fantasy war, I would highly recommend the Powder Mage series by Brian McClellan, a world set in a time period roughly equal to Napoleonic Europe but where magic users snort gunpowder to become superhuman. The first one sets up the premise well, the second one is one of the best fantasy war books I have ever read, and the third one deals with the aftereffects of a revolution. Five star reads for me, all around.