Serious Books About World War II History 关于二战历史的书（正经的）

1. 1 战 A Soldier’s Mess: Legendary Wartime Cuisine of World War II 战士的餐桌：二战各国战地饮食传奇 Cong Pi丛丕Historical244k WordsCompleted Explore World War II through the dining table, and military history through food! A fascinating read for both casual readers and experts. Discover the flavors behind the battles of World War II and the distinctive military rations of Britain, America, the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, and Japan! The Warrior's Table focuses on wartime food during World War II. Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, it selects dozens of fascinating stories about food to portray the diets of soldiers and civili 1.4kReads9.5Score261Shelves
2. 2 抗 War of Resistance: Huangpu's Ninth Class Goes All the Way 抗战：黄埔九期打满全场 Jin Xiaosheng金晓升Urban405k WordsOngoing A special forces soldier from 21st-century Xia Country transmigrates to the War of Resistance era. He spends eight years joining the Whampoa Military Academy and training a new army, finally becoming a regiment commander just as all-out war breaks out. For the sake of our nation, we will fight the invaders to the end. With our homeland facing extinction, we can only give everything we have... 21Reads7.1Score—Shelves

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   Absolutely good article, makes people's blood boil

3. 3 抗 War of Resistance: Starting an All-Out War from the Northeast Army 抗战：从东北军开始全面战争 Xuanlong Tongxue炫龙童学Historical5.2M WordsOngoing That day, he was reborn in 1932, having been a member of the Chinese Army’s special forces! The nation had fallen, and the Northeast was on the brink of collapse! He rose up to resist foreign invaders alongside the heroes of his country! He entered politics to serve as a provincial governor; He joined the military to become his enemies’ nightmare! He led a million-strong army to guard the borders, all for the sake of peaceful homes and safe days for everyone! 33.4kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
4. 4 抗 War of Resistance: My Strategist's Eye Awakens, Revealing a Mini Map! 抗战：我谋士入局，觉醒小地图！ Huang Bei 97煌北97Urban2.0M WordsOngoing As he transmigrated through the darkest period of history, Lin Tian Chen awakened a visualized map in his mind. “I’ll enter the game as a strategist and raise the banner to win half a move against Heaven.” From then on, the army gained a commander who could direct the battlefield like a god. With limited resources, he would execute tactical flanking maneuvers to perfection; with abundant resources, he would unleash firepower on an unparalleled scale. He led his forces north to campaign in Guando 5kReads9.6Score632Shelves
5. 5 穿 Transmigrating into a Spy War: My Codename Is God of Wealth 穿越谍战，我的代号是财神 A Thousand Stars Like Fire千星如火Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Espionage + Political Intrigue + Undercover Agent + Supply Trading + The Ultimate Power Fantasy = A Must-Read] Chen Yang, a disposable agent from the Fuxing Society's military training brigade, is ordered to infiltrate Shanghai and gather intelligence. By chance, he gets into a collaborationist Japanese agency and is put in charge of transportation. To better conceal his identity, Chen Yang puts the art of trading money and sex, perfected in a later era, to good use. He conspires with logist 2.3kReads9.3Score309Shelves

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6. 6 抗 War of Resistance, 1950: From the Start, I Have a Tabby Cat 抗战1950，开局一只狸花猫 Jiang Jiu匞勼Urban2.1M WordsCompleted During the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, the war that founded the nation, battlefield journalist Li Nuoyi heads for a snowbound front line with a mischievous tabby cat, enduring countless hardships along the way. The Americans are nothing special, and their lackeys are even more pathetic. He goes toe-to-toe with the great powers and brings glory to China! 31kReads9.1Score2kShelves
7. 7 抗 War of Resistance: This Killer Is Only Nine 抗战之这个杀星才9岁 Half a Cup of Cold Moonlight半樽寒月Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Bai Luo, former commander of a special operations brigade, transmigrates to a parallel world during the War of Resistance Against Japan. The good news: his long-awaited chance to tear Japanese soldiers apart with his bare hands has finally come. The bad news: his body is less than nine years old. I'm not great at writing blurbs, so please check out the story itself. This is a new author's first book. Please go easy on me, dear readers. 611Reads9.3Score117Shelves
8. 8 最 The Strongest Warlord: Turning Defeated Soldiers into an Iron Army Against Japan 最强军阀，由溃兵打造成抗日铁军 Zombies Love Eating Children丧尸爱吃小孩Urban2.0M WordsOngoing Ye Qingshan, a retired special forces soldier, unexpectedly transmigrates to the Songhu battlefield during the War of Resistance Against Japan. Starting by rallying scattered, defeated soldiers, he uses his knowledge of the future to build an ironclad army against the Japanese, one step at a time. 1.3kReads9.3Score176Shelves
9. 9 初 Arriving in Bright Sword, the System Urges Me to Repay a Debt of Gratitude 初到亮剑，系统催我去报恩 Flowers Bloom and Flowers Fade花开又花谢Urban2.6M WordsCompleted [Arms Dealer System + War of Resistance + Arsenal + Spycraft + Logistics + Behind-the-Scenes] What's the biggest thing in Bright Sword that left fans feeling it could have been better? Sun Desheng: “Regimental Commander, using Tiger tanks to take out those Japanese tin-can tanks is so satisfying. Shame we've got so few.” Li Yunlong: “No rush. Use these for now. Another 200 are already on the way.” Zhang Dabiao: “Regimental Commander, my First Battalion is nearly 5,000 men now. We can't fit any m 24.9kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
10. 10 直 I Went Live Selling Paint, and Somehow Became a Supplier of Invisibility Coating 直播卖油漆竟成了隐身涂料供应商 We Sing吾人咏歌Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Industrial deep dive + arms dealer + cutting-edge technology + no female lead] Zhao Jian transmigrates to a parallel world and inherits a small-town factory. One day, Zhao Jian livestreams a sales pitch for the paint his factory makes. To his surprise, the police storm the livestream and arrest him on the spot. It turns out that the automotive paint made by his factory can defeat radar speed cameras. Everyone who has used it says that no matter how fast they drive, they never get a speeding tic —Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 我 My Days as a Speculator in Republican-Era China 我在民国当倒爷的日子 Horizontal, Horizontal, Vertical, Hook横横竖勾Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Two Worlds] + [Republican Era] + [Global Rivalry] + [Feel-Good Story] By a twist of fate, Yu Xueming acquires an object that lets him travel between the Republican Era and the modern world. At first, all he wants is to trade small goods and make a little money. Cheap modern industrial products can easily be exchanged for silver dollars, gold bars, antiques, and jade, making Yu Xueming a fortune. Then one day, he suddenly realizes that he can trade living people, too! He’d better hurry and gathe 98Reads8.5Score144Shelves
12. 12 第 The Complete History of World War II (11-Book Set) 第二次世界大战全史（套装共11册） Arnold Toynbee阿诺德·汤因比Historical6.8M WordsCompleted This series covers international relations in the twentieth century. Its strengths include rich content, comprehensive source material, detailed notes, clear prose, and vivid storytelling. It cites a wealth of government documents, conference records, archival materials, and the private notes and memoirs of heads of state and other important figures. It offers a valuable reference on international relations in the nearly half-century since the end of World War I. The Survey of International Affa 630Reads9.4Score193Shelves
13. 13 谍 Espionage: From Shanghai's Little Beggar to the King of Spies 谍战：从上海滩小乞丐到特工之王 Old Li's Pistol老李的盒子炮Urban2.9M WordsCompleted Chen Shaoan’s soul transmigrates to old Shanghai, where he becomes a beggar scraping by. By chance, he saves a wounded woman, and ends up stumbling into the Military Statistics Bureau. With the Japanese invasion of China underway, Chen Shaoan uses his Role-Playing System to purge traitors, capture enemy moles alive, and assassinate senior Japanese officers, becoming a world-renowned king of spies. 8kReads8.7Score745Shelves

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    Secret agent article, one word is cool

14. 14 一 The Complete History of World War I and World War II 一战战史二战战史大全集 Donald Somerville唐纳德·萨默维尔Historical382k WordsCompleted The early 20th century was a turbulent and uneasy time. Since the rise of industrial civilization, represented by machines and great cities, the major colonial powers and their interest groups had begun a new worldwide struggle for dominance. The old colonial empires of Britain, France, and Russia clashed with rising powers such as Germany, Japan, and the United States over resources and colonies, creating irreconcilable conflicts. At the same time, recurring economic crises in capitalist countr 8Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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    The real history of World War II[exploration][exploration]

15. 15 二 History of World War II (24 Volumes) 二战史（共24册） Li Biao李飚Historical2.7M WordsCompleted This book covers the end of World War I; the signing of the Treaty of Versailles; the Paris intrigues; the question of German reparations; the new order in the Far East and the Pacific; the development of the international communist movement; the victory of the October Revolution; the revolutionary wave of the proletariat; the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact; the economic crisis of 1929–1932; the rise of the Communist International; the rise of national liberation movements; Korea’s March Fir 214Reads9.4Score—Shelves
16. 16 穿 I Transmigrate to World War II and Set History Straight Alongside a Modern Army 穿越二战我跟着现代军队纠正历史 Lone Dream, Starry Dawn孤梦星晨Urban110k WordsCompleted [Historical What-If]+ [Alternate History]+ [Transmigrate to World War II] What would happen if a modern army went back to World War II? If this unit didn’t need to worry about supplies and relied on modern military doctrine, how spectacular would its performance on the World War II battlefield be? As the chronicler, Su Bai will accompany a modern army loaded with supplies as it transmigrates across different historical turning points, violently correcting history that has been interfered with an 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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    📖✨📖Read thousands of volumes and feel endlessly happy! , The first book mainly talks about: [Historical Imagination] + [Imagination] + [Travel Through World War II] What would happen if a modern army traveled back to World War II? ... In the long river of time, there is such a masterpiece, like a bright star, illuminating your spiritual journey. 📚📖📖📖📖, May you have light in your heart to illuminate the way forward; may you have dreams in your eyes and run to the distance of mountains and seas.

17. 17 祖 Ancestor! You're Choosing Consorts? A History Cheat Is Here! 祖宗诶！选妃呢？历史作弊器来喽 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.0M WordsCompleted If you could transmigrate through time and change history, what would you do? "I'd tell the Yongzheng Emperor to stop picking consorts! The West was industrializing at the same time. If he'd worked harder, gotten his act together, and focused more on science, we'd be the ones working four days on, three days off by now!" "If I could transmigrate to the Ming Dynasty, I'd make sure Zhu Qizhen never took the throne. Then maybe the Ming wouldn't have fallen! Long live the Ming for a thousand gener 5.9kReads9.2Score568Shelves
18. 18 不 If I Don’t Take the Imperial Exams, Should I Just Farm? 不科举，难道种地？ You Suo有所Historical1.5M WordsCompleted The new novel Sequence: Creator is currently being serialized. Give it a read! It's a story about surviving the apocalypse. Thank you 🙏. [Alternate History] [Imperial Examinations] [Plagiarist] [Political Scheming] [Farming] [No System] The barbarians on all four frontiers: anyone who dares invade will see their nation destroyed, their people wiped out, and their descendants cut off. I want this golden age to be exactly as I envision it. History is long, but I need only make the slightest effort 6.9kReads8.6Score468Shelves
19. 19 从 Starting with Ying Zheng: Emperors of Every Dynasty Arrive One After Another 从嬴政开始：历代君王陆续降临 A Bowl of Hot Dry Noodles来碗热干面Historical1.0M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + humorous + adventure] History buffs, enter at your own risk After Qin Shi Huang died, he was transported to a walled city. One day inside equaled one year in the outside world. Each time the city gates opened, the setting was different, bringing all kinds of fantastical adventures. On the third day, Hu Hai arrived. “Father, you have to get justice for me!” Twelve days later, Liu Bang arrived. “Brother Zheng, don't tell me you still don't know your Qin has fallen!” Wang Mang arriv 68.8kReads9.6Score7.2kShelves
20. 20 一 History Lost Overnight? I'll Bring It Back to Life 一夜之间历史断层？我来重现历史 The Leisurely Young Master Hua闲逛的花少Urban4.4M WordsOngoing Zhao Hong transmigrated to a parallel world where the “National Destiny Arena” had appeared. People had to use keywords to select talent cards and train their champions to compete in the arena. But the history of Xia had been erased, causing the nation to suffer defeat after defeat in the arena. Five hundred million people were even forced to eke out a living on just one-tenth of their original territory! Among all the keyword-linked cards known in Xia, the strongest was titled “Peerless General 21.3kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
21. 21 如 How to Save Germany 如何拯救德意志 The Copycat's No. 1 Wen Leihu Ke Unit文抄列文虎克一号机Historical1.9M WordsCompleted After transmigrating to 1901, Han Si unwittingly saves Wilhelm II, the last emperor of the German Empire. Since he's accidentally gotten involved with the Kaiser, he'll have to find a way to save Germany in order to avoid a miserable fate later on. 2.8kReads8.9Score159Shelves

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