Novels like World War II: The Raging Waves
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- 1 The Red Aegean, 1985 1985红色爱琴海 War + Cold War-style conflict + military + ensemble cast In 1985, NATO and the Warsaw Pact went to war on all fronts, and the fighting spread from Western Europe to the Aegean Sea. The whole world watched the main front in Germany. Nobody cared how many infantrymen died on an unnamed mountain road in northern Greece. Nikos, the only son of a Greek shopkeeper. Jan Tam, the only Estonian son in the Soviet military. They should have served their time and gone home to live their lives. But then war 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Gunpowder Smoke, Tanks, and Me 硝烟，坦克，与我 Smoke, Tanks, and Me [Story Overview] Genres: Realistic war, military, armored warfare, anti-war, ensemble cast Setting: A large-scale war following an escalation of an alternate Cold War. The American and Soviet military systems collide in all-out conflict. The war spreads from desert borders to cities, industrial zones, supply routes, and battlefields deep within enemy territory, ultimately escalating into total attrition and a decisive strategic showdown. Central vehicle: The M60A2 and it 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Operation Stepping Stone 2026 垫脚石行动2026 In 2026, the situation in the eastern Mediterranean teeters on the brink of chaos. A small fortress nation that still flies the red cedar flag is caught between a powerful southern neighbor, a terrorist-controlled zone to the east, foreign peacekeeping forces, and pressure from the great powers. A military plan called Operation Stepping Stone is taking shape. The southern neighbor is preparing to advance into the border buffer zone, while another great power’s special operations forces launch co 581Reads—Score130Shelves
- 4 Don't Be Afraid, Nephew. Your Uncle Found a Softshell Turtle to Help You 侄子别怕，你叔找了鳖来帮你 This is an alternate-universe storyline. In the seventh year of the second decade of the 21st century, tensions flare between the two Koreas beside Seres. I can't do the synopsis justice, so please head straight to the story. I came up with the title before I knew any better, so don't mind it (sob). 35Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Iron Tower Still Stands 铁塔犹在 Main characters: Vidas Adrik (French) Hart von Kaczynski (German) Referred to in the text as Adrik and Hart —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Operation Broken Arrow: Strange Illusions 断箭行动：奇异幻境 The Black Friday Incident erupted, and Lin Xiade was swept up in it just after getting off work. When he woke up, he was already in Leshmore. Headquarters has already decided: you'll be the commander! "Commander Lin Xiade, hello. This is your first day on the job. I'm Captain Malashenko of the Leshmore Border District General Staff. Allow me to brief you on the situation we're facing..." When the BTR-80 rolls through the woods at dawn; when the 2S6's main gun shatters the afternoon calm; when a 516Reads6.5Score106Shelves
- 7 Military Fiction Short Story Collection 军事小说短篇合集 A collection of military short stories. From the trenches of World War I and the steel tide of World War II, to standoffs beneath the shadow of the Cold War and asymmetric conflicts on modern battlefields. There are no limits on the subject matter. Realistic and fictional stories stand side by side, their settings changing with the times and their characters with the battlefields. Some tell of a failed offensive, others of a defense no one remembers. Some may be nothing more than the day one sol 179Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 The Shield of Anatolia 安纳托利亚之盾 #Hardcore Military #Alternate History #Cold War Hot Conflict #Ensemble Cast In August 1994, on the Anatolian Plateau, only two things came cheap: basalt cracked by the blazing sun, and lives churned up by tank treads. There are no satellite-guided weapons here, no heroic action-show protagonists, and no saviors. Only blind exchanges of fire between Soviet 125 mm smoothbore cannons and American 105 mm rifled guns. As an iron tide from the north surges across the border, a college student who only 297Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Total Confrontation: The Storm Is Brewing 全面对抗之山雨欲来 I gave this book the wrong title. It should have been called "Total Confrontation: Modern Joint Command Operations". But never mind, maybe I can change it later. This book has no System, no golden finger, and no overpowered hero. It’s a realistic, hard-edged military novel. I’m aiming to depict a full-spectrum confrontation across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace under near-future conditions. The characters mainly serve the development of the situation, so they’re not especially deeply deve 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 My World War II: From the Arctic to Berlin 我的二战，从北极打到柏林 [Hardcore World War II] [Eastern Front Perspective] [Lesser-Known Battlefields] Liu Ye wakes up to find himself sprawled in a trench above the Arctic Circle, with German submachine guns rattling nearby and a Russian major's uniform on his back. Yesterday, he was filling out reports in an office tower. Today, he has to lead a handful of shell-shocked recruits to plug a gap in the front line torn open by the German army. The good news is that he can see everyone's position. Enemies appear as red m 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Thirty Thousand Elves [30K]: The Night Before Dawn 精灵三万年【30K】：黎明前夜 [War + Western fantasy + elves + industry + rule of law + World War I + Soviet-German War] [PS: This has nothing to do with Warhammer (I'm sure of it).] Powerful enemies surround us, while the humans who were once ignorant have now entered the industrial age. Our once-mighty elven people are gradually falling into decline. At home, entrenched nobles and traditionalists are holding back our progress. Even as our nation crumbles and our people perish, they'd rather cling to their useless positions —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Space-Time Fleet: Pacific 1942 时空舰队：太平洋1942 The Pacific War on an alternate timeline. A time traveler from the future possesses Fletcher, a US Navy aircraft carrier commander, and leads the Pacific Fleet into battle against the Imperial Japanese Navy. The story will make up for as many of history's real regrets as possible: What happens when the battleships Yamato and Musashi face improved versions of the Illinois and Montana? When Halsey's TF38 and Spruance's TF58 appear in the waters of Tokyo Bay at the same time? When the three Yorktow 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 The Push for Fulda, 1994 冲击富尔达1994 [Alternate history] [Cold war and hot war] [NATO vs. Warsaw Pact] [Fulda Gap] [Steel tide] [Ensemble war story] [No System] 1994. The Cold War never ended. The Soviet Union still exists. The Warsaw Pact still exists. The Berlin Wall still exists. NATO launches its annual REFORGER-94 reinforcement exercise, sending US heavy armor back to West Germany. In March, the Warsaw Pact announces Exercise Spring Thunder-94, and the Soviet Western Group of Forces begins moving forward. Both sides insist it’ 2.4kReads—Score383Shelves
- 14 Survive in a Nation-Building Game: World War II Showdown 全民帝国求生：二战博弈 On June 17, 2026, an estimated 3,650 days remained before Earth's energy ran out. Ahem, that's beside the point. To be precise, what I wanted was a large-scale holographic survival game. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Ten Days Before the Tokyo Air Raid, I Recommend Switching to Incendiary Bombs 空袭东京前十天，我建议换燃烧弹 Reborn as a bombardier aboard one of the Doolittle Raiders sent to bomb Tokyo. Looking at the astonishingly powerful aerial bombs, Du Hang thought: These bombs won't do much against Tokyo's wooden buildings. We need incendiaries! But the bombers were due to depart in just ten days. Du Hang had to turn the incendiary bombs still in the laboratory into weapons that could be mounted on the aircraft within that time, an almost impossible task. Still, Du Hang was determined. If they were going to bom 1kReads5.4Score—Shelves
- 16 2017: Decisive Battle for the Asia-Pacific 2017，决战亚太 “War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a place of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It must be examined with the utmost care.”, The Art of War, “Initial Estimations” In the seventeenth year of the twenty-first century, a conflict breaks out in Goryeo, the last remnant of the Cold War. 98Reads—Score112Shelves
- 17 What? I Transmigrated to World War II and Became a Dog 啥？穿越到二战成了一条狗 A human soul transmigrates into a Soviet military dog during World War II, trapped in a dog's body and forced to confront the extreme divide between human dignity and canine instinct amid war: a sense of smell and hearing far beyond human ability, uncontrollable bodily urges, the frustration of having no way to express himself, and a gradually fading sense of identity. Through a dog's eyes and body, he accompanies his comrades through the smoke of battle, warning them by instinct and staying by 1.3kReads8.5Score213Shelves
- 18 From the First Sino-Japanese War to 1905 从甲午到1905 A transmigrator came to this world and devoted himself wholeheartedly to Huaxia. The book covers both the hard work and the results. Ah, have we finally reached 50 words? We sure have. 258Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 My Shadow Looms Behind the Actions of Every Nation 世界各国行动都有我的影子 Entebbe’s “Operation Hercules,” the SAS “Operation Nimrod” in 1980, the 1994 F Airlines hijacking... The cold voice of a machine tears through Zhong Mu’s ordinary life, as the System inserts him into the scenes of some of the most devastating military operations of the modern era. He is no longer a bystander to history, but flesh and blood beneath the barrage of fire. Caught in the vortex of rescuing others and being rescued, he experiences war in its most primal form, leaving scars that can nev 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Arknights: The War of Ursus 明日方舟：乌萨斯的战争 Through a political compromise in Saint Junburg, the Ursus Fourth Army crossed the subspace and carved out new territory for Ursus. But this time, it seems they've run into a real challenge. The Russian Federation versus Ursus. The rational, carefully considered plot has little connection to the main story. Kazdel will be brought into the story later. 2.3kReads8.1Score159Shelves
- 21 The History of the Peloponnesian War 伯罗奔尼撒战争史 The History of the Peloponnesian War is the enduring masterpiece of Thucydides, the renowned historian of ancient Greece. Rich in historical sources and profound in its ideas, the work has long been held in high regard by scholars and thoughtful readers alike. This translation was made directly from the ancient Greek text, with reference to numerous English translations. Its notes incorporate extensive research by Western scholars, and maps and appendices make it especially useful for reading an 197Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 22 The Battle of the Somme: The Ghosts of the First World War 索姆河战役：第一次世界大战的幽灵 The Battle of the Somme offers a detailed account of this major World War I campaign, examining everything from the terrain and forces on both sides to their commanders, weapons, deployments, marches, and engagements. Drawing on the most comprehensive historical sources available, the author strives to present a complete picture of the extraordinarily brutal battle, which resulted in a million casualties. Unlike many dry and difficult military histories, this book has a strong literary quality. 82Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 23 As a Future Rising Star, I Have to Pull for Characters Now! 身为未来将星，我必须立刻抽卡！ [Comedy]+ [War]+ [Politics]+ [System] (Guided by Otto Apocalypse, so there's no hand-waving or making things up.) My name is Otto, and I'm panicking right now. I'm an imperial officer who doesn't know how to fight a war, and I'm sorry. What? You're saying I can draw cards?! And the generals I draw come with a lifetime of experience?! Damn, why didn't you say so earlier? Holy crap! A golden legend, General Mackensen! The drop rate really is high. No, don't trade, don't trade, don't trade. Who eve —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 The Invincible Fleet 无敌舰队 Set against the backdrop of the fierce struggle between Catholic and Protestant powers across sixteenth-century Europe, this book offers a vivid account of the famous naval battle between England and Spain in 1588. The author seamlessly combines extensive scholarship, elegant prose, and masterful composition, making this book a classic on the subject to this day. The story opens with the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, and vividly recounts the successive responses of England, Spain, France, t 49Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 25 Parasitic Catastrophe: Hunting the Deep-Space Broodmother 寄生浩劫，逐猎深空母兽 A parasitic catastrophe descends from the heavens. Jun Ling pilots a mech, slaughtering mutated beasts and impostors. Humanity has a comprehensive air defense system, a century of aerospace achievements, and military resources for global warfare. It has a full 128-day advance warning window. But geopolitical conflicts drain the firepower of the war zones, and humanity’s infighting ultimately breaks through civilization’s defenses. Once the spores hit the ground, only the cruelest, most unsparing 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 From the Heart of Darkness Emerges an Unrivaled Hero 一片黑暗中，走出一个盖世英雄 On the chessboard, the pieces have no control over their own moves. In the darkness, one conspiracy after another comes to light. War rages and lives are laid waste, as one nation after another becomes a casualty of the conspiracy. In the pitch-black darkness, just as the entire Holy Phil Empire on the planet Raul in the Fairy Plane is about to fall under the rule of sinister forces, he brings light and hope! He is the ultimate hero, the savior of the Holy Phil Empire: Asenna Yilei! 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Modern Warfare: A Destroyer from the Start 现代战争：开局一艘驱逐舰 Starting with a single destroyer, he will establish maritime dominance in a world of chaos, advance technology, recruit talented people, and build an invincible fleet. In the end, he will reshape, and even rule, the global order, before setting sail for the stars. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Reborn as a U.S. Marine in the Pacific Theater of World War II 重生成为二战太平洋海军陆战队员 Luo Jie, an ordinary modern man, is reborn as a young American on the eve of World War II. He volunteers for the Marine Corps and becomes an ordinary Marine, all so he can go to the battlefield and fight the Japanese. He has no godlike combat skills and only wants to observe the war from an ordinary person's perspective, writing about the battles in the Pacific Theater according to real history. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Welcome to the Military Channel: This Episode, an In-Depth Breakdown 欢迎来到军事频道：本期为您精讲 [Commentary + Military Knowledge + Weapons + Military Enthusiast + War + Technological Development] Welcome to Lin Yuan's Military Channel. In this episode, I'll take an in-depth look at: My name is Lin Yuan, and I'm a transmigrator. I've been in this parallel world for three years. Its history is almost identical to Earth's, but all the countries have different names: the Northvia Federation, the Griffin Empire, and the Republic of Gaul. In this world, no one has ever systematically examined t 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Reverse: 1999: Rain Curtain and Iron Cross 重返未来1999，雨幕与铁十字 In 2025, a torrential rainstorm that should never have existed in the new century sent 60,000 soldiers of the Federal Defence Force back to the time before the millennium. The future will never come, but why worry? We have an inexhaustible past to draw upon. When the occult meets the main battle tank. When Otrio meets the Typhoon fighter jet. When reshaping faces down a wall of fire. From Hill 299 at Mont Pé to the lake country of Bavaria, from the Alpine bunkers to the golden famine of the Don 288Reads6.5Score141Shelves
- 31 Transmigrated Commander: I Lead Battle Maidens in Blitzkrieg 穿越指挥官，我带战姬打闪击战 [Military Girls, War Maidens, Esports, War Games, World War II] My name is Ye Wu. By the time you read this, I'll have transmigrated. I've arrived in a world where virtual battles are all the rage, with war maidens, military girls, black technology, and celebrity commanders. Just as I was wondering where to sign a contract with a military girl, a chime rang and a System panel appeared before me. It claimed I'd transmigrated to the World War II era, and that the Legendary Commander System would t 951Reads—Score112Shelves
- 32 Sky-Shrouding Assault 蔽空突击 Modern aerial combat + fictional military setting + military hardware + joint operations + great-power rivalry + fighter-versus-fighter battles In 2026, the world was almost exactly like ours, except for “carbon uranium.” This substance could provide astonishing amounts of energy, but it could also turn an entire airspace into a “blind zone,” where equipment failed, radars went dark, and missiles became useless. In such an area, beyond-visual-range combat quickly became impossible. Pilots might 408Reads—Score111Shelves
- 33 A Young Girl’s Frontline Diary: Notes from a Losing War 少女填线：烂仗记录 Also known as: “How We Kept Coming Back to Life in Grozny, Yet Had to Endure the Pain of Dying” “The System gave us flawless bodies, but refused to erase our pain.” January 1995, Grozny. Snow, black mud, jammed rifles, and tons of “Cargo 200” (the war dead). For the seven undead members of the ragtag squad, this was their entire daily life. As a doomed unit forced to sign the “Ashen Contract,” they had a cheat no regular soldier could help envying: resurrection. But there was a price. Every time 197Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Her Majesty, Queen of Another World 异世界女王陛下 [Alternate history, world war, ensemble cast, queen] (This story takes place in a fictional world. Please don't read it as a reflection of reality.) [Queen] [Britain] [War] [Battleships and big guns] [Light ensemble cast] [Meat grinder] [Alternate history] In the year 1707 of the Sacred Calendar, the thunderclap of constitutional rule tears across London's skies. Seventeen-year-old Princess Elizabeth is crowned amid crisis. In her hands is no scepter, but a tottering empire. The drums of war are 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Germany's Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 德国无限制潜艇战 Set against the backdrop of Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare from March 1917 to August 1918, this book focuses on the important role played by the U.S. Navy as the German navy tried to blockade British ports and force Britain out of the war. It reveals the naval operations of European nations and the United States in the later stages of World War I, as well as the tangled interests between them. The book offers a detailed account of the naval strategies employed by Germany, Britain, the 46Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 36 The Age of Sea Power 海权时代 Coming toward you is this world's: Strongest maritime power! True empire on which the sun never sets! Blue Star's world police! The beacon of justice for the world! An essential cornerstone of world peace! A vital pillar of stability! Being a dog for Longhan is the greatest honor, woof! 40Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 37 Transported to Another World, I Founded Its First Special Forces Unit! 穿进异世界，成立首支特种部队！ Ron, a special forces soldier driven to the brink of suicide, transmigrated. He found himself in a shopping mall under terrorist attack. Ron couldn’t stand by and do nothing. But, to his utter surprise, he thought he’d only done what needed to be done. Instead, the daughter of a great noble in this kingdom specially recruited him as an instructor at the Royal Military Police Academy! After learning about the country’s military forces, Ron understood why. As outrageous as it sounded... The truth 1.6kReads7.2Score205Shelves
- 38 Global Battleship Souls: Awaken a Modern Aircraft Carrier from the Start 全民舰魂：开局觉醒现代航母 [Naval Warfare] [Ship Spirits] [Gacha System] [Slow Burn] [Multiple Female Leads] Not for you? Don’t read. After transmigrating to a world where ship spirits can awaken, Su Ye looks at everyone else’s summoned three-masted sailing ships, then at his own nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and falls silent. While two A-rank prodigies are locked in an intense broadside exchange, Su Ye’s carrier air wing is already flying overhead. A fleet of disaster ships strikes, with thousands of enemy vessels 6.9kReads8.2Score576Shelves
- 39 Transmigrated to the Soviet Union During the World War 穿越到世界大战的苏联 Written to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world's victory over fascism. After transmigrating into the Soviet Army during World War II, the protagonist's story outline begins in Chapter 91. The main story follows an artilleryman. The newly established beautiful nation is immediately besieged by the Western world. The brave Red Army crushes their delusions, but now a newly risen evil empire has pushed the Alliance to the brink of life and death. By the time we finally crush the NC Empire, 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Another World: All Quiet on the Western Front Today 异世界：今日，西线无战事 When we lost the war, we died in the trenches. When we won, we died in the factories. I don’t know you, but right now, I have to kill you because I want to live, and so do you. [Anti-war] [Heartbreaking] [No System] [No heroine] [Cold-blooded] 21Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Dragonflame Special Forces: Above All Nations 龙焱特种部队：万国之上 Every appearance is merely an empty shell. Every rule in motion hides unseen undercurrents; every calm facade conceals a web of tangled, secret checks and balances. Layers of overlapping circles nest within one another, hidden threads silently intertwine, and invisible channels stretch across territories and seep into every fiber, quietly plotting in places no one can see. Interests shift without a sound, desires pull in secret, and every outcome has long been quietly marked out in the shadow 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Wings of the Empire: A Deck Leading to Your World 帝国之翼：通往你世界的甲板 One street separates two worlds. She is a prodigy at the Imperial University. At sixteen, she stepped into the cockpit of an aviation battleship, with a steel sky and boundless sea of clouds stretching before her. She carries the future of the Empire on her shoulders. He is an orphan struggling to survive in the Rust District. At eighteen, he squeezes into the infantry academy, a place like a “concentration camp for scum,” with his feet sunk deep in a land of mud and blood. He is merely the most 18Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 43 Trigger Point: Dawn of Fire 导火线：炮火黎明 Modern warfare + evenly matched sides + no mindless favoritism toward either side + military + novel-style storytelling + aerial combat This book follows the setting of its prequel, Peninsula Crisis: Dawn of Artillery Fire, and takes place during the historical event known as the “Fuse” in 2032. After the war on the peninsula, the global order undergoes new changes, and a third major worldwide conflict is about to begin. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events 436Reads—Score104Shelves
- 44 Reborn as the Pacific Fleet's Only Battleship 重生太平洋舰队唯一一艘战列舰 In 1941, the whole world was swept into the vortex of war, while across the ocean, America was still enjoying a glittering life of song and dance, with parties every night. But how long could that last? Our protagonist, Dewey, is caught in a plane crash in 1921 and transmigrates to 1919, into a seafaring family in California, America. Through hard work and study, he enters the United States Naval Academy at sixteen. After graduating in 1939, he becomes the gunnery officer aboard the USS Colorado 596Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Girls of Battleship Esports 战舰电竞的少女们 The novel is set against an original fictional game featuring battleship and tank simulations, blending strategy, tactics, and combat between all kinds of imaginary warships and tanks. A young trainer who has struck out on her own after the esports training center where she worked went bankrupt leads a group of inexperienced, unskilled girls who used to work as internet café attendants onto the esports stage. Along the way, they uncover the secrets of the business wars behind esports and begin o 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 SOG: The Copperhead Files SOG：铜头蛇档案 [Military + No System + Jungle Survival + Cold War Suspense] 1968, west of the 17th parallel, on the Laotian border. This was a blank spot that didn’t exist on any map, and a meat grinder. Earl, a miner’s son from Kentucky, was recruited into MACV-SOG (Studies and Observations Group), assigned to the “Copperhead” team. Carrying a PRC-25 radio and wielding a sawed-off XM177, he searched for a way to survive in this hostile green hell. During a reconnaissance mission codenamed “Charlie Tango,” the 61Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 A Game That Returns to World War II 游戏重回二战 My new work is out! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. The story centers on the weapons, equipment, military forces, and figures of World War II. I’m only a casual enthusiast of weapons and equipment, so if I get any technical terms wrong, I’m open to criticism. 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 I'm Just a JK, How Could I Save the Empire? 明明是个JK拯救帝国做不到啊 This is a tale set beyond the main universe, on a planet of girls. Every country on the continent is governed by an eternal national will: a seventeen-year-old girl. Our protagonist transmigrates to such a planet. The Kingdom of Victoria and the Third Alice Empire have become absolute powers on the continent, united as one country. The Kingdom of Erica, isolated in the continent’s northwest, grew strong through the Seven Years’ War and the Thirty Years’ War. On the outskirts, the Tsardom of Yeka 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Welcome to the 21st Century 欢迎来到21世纪 WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY After the Falklands War ends, crises erupt in Mozambique, the Hunger Federation, the Middle East, Japan, and the North and South Korean states. How will the PEA, formed by Song, China, and other nations, respond? 85Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Tiger's Fury on the Eastern Front: One Tiger Tank Takes Out 16, Based on a True Story 虎式狂怒东线单杀16辆·真实改编 Tiger’s Fury: 16 Solo Kills on the Eastern Front, Based on a True Story 16Reads—Score—Shelves
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