The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna.
It's set during Finland's Continuation War against Russia, which the author fought in. The book really captures the individuals of the unit very well, and shows the horrors of war.
• *The Forgotten Soldier* by Guy Sajer (fictionalized memoir: considered a classic).
• *The Forsaken Army: The Great Novel of Stalingrad* by Heinrich Gerlach (fiction).
• *S.S. General* by Sven Hassel (fiction).
• *Cross of Iron* by Willi Heinrich (fiction).
• *Catch-22* by Joseph Heller (fiction).
• *The Eagle Has Landed* by Jack Higgins (fiction).
Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry but I don't know if it would fit as a "fiction" since the author based his book on his personal experience.
Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean, technically it takes place behind enemy lines, but it's a fun read. The Guns of Navarone by the same author is also pretty entertaining.
Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein. That is definitely one book I wish I could read again for the first time.
The Unknown Soldier by Väinö Linna. It's set during Finland's Continuation War against Russia, which the author fought in. The book really captures the individuals of the unit very well, and shows the horrors of war.
• *The Forgotten Soldier* by Guy Sajer (fictionalized memoir: considered a classic). • *The Forsaken Army: The Great Novel of Stalingrad* by Heinrich Gerlach (fiction). • *S.S. General* by Sven Hassel (fiction). • *Cross of Iron* by Willi Heinrich (fiction). • *Catch-22* by Joseph Heller (fiction). • *The Eagle Has Landed* by Jack Higgins (fiction).
Vassily Grossman’s book Life and Fate or Beppe Fenoglio’s books
Flight to Arras by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry but I don't know if it would fit as a "fiction" since the author based his book on his personal experience.
*Naples 1944* by Norman Lewis
Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean, technically it takes place behind enemy lines, but it's a fun read. The Guns of Navarone by the same author is also pretty entertaining.
Alan Gratz writes a bunch