Novels like World War II: The Raging Waves
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- 51 The Bell Tolls at the End of War 战终钟鸣 The War Ends, the Bells Ring 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 52 The Tyrant Who Rose From a Shipyard 从造船厂开始的暴君 In another world, at the Tiefeng Harbor shipyard. Li Zaixing slashed his pen across the fateful blueprint. “Double the armor! For the next thirty years, truth will be found only within the range of the guns!” He is the nephew of an imperial high official, and a military-industrial fanatic lurking in the shadow of the dragons. He sells arms to earn his first fortune, then uses the enemy’s money to fund his own private army! From the cradle of the dragon’s rise to riding across the Seven Seas. 134Reads7.5Score—Shelves
- 53 With Luck This Insane, Why Am I Cannon Fodder in World War II? 运气逆天，却在二战当炮灰？ Jia Fugui hits the jackpot: he wins five million in the lottery! Before he can even claim his prize, a dump truck sends him straight to meet God. Then he transmigrates to the Eastern Front in 1942, becoming a lowly German soldier named Hans. Watching T-34 tanks roar past and listening to German chatter all around him, Jia Fugui breaks down: “I came here to be a millionaire, not cannon fodder!” But he soon discovers that his unbelievable luck seems to have come with him. While others charge forwa 49Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 54 The Battle of Jutland: The Ultimate Clash of Big-Gun Battleships 日德兰海战——大炮巨舰主义终极之战 In late June 1950, a PLA unit captured four islands off eastern Zhejiang. But with the naval forces of the two sides so unequal, the unit was frequently attacked by Nationalist warships and forced to withdraw. In November 1952, seeking to strengthen the outer defenses of both Dachen Islands, the Nationalists sent their “Anti-Communist Guerrilla Army” to occupy the four islands. Working in coordination with enemy forces on Nanlu and Pishan, they controlled the north-south sea lanes and blockaded —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
- 55 The Fierce U.S.-Japan Battles in the Pacific 美日激战太平洋 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. On this occasion, China will join Russia and other countries that once suffered fascist invasion and devastation, as well as peace-loving people around the world, in solemnly commemorating this great victory for the Chinese nation and the cause of justice for all humanity. This commemoration is of great contemporary and historical significa 515Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 56 Qing Dynasty Captain: Remaking the Laiyuan Online 大清舰长，在线魔改来远 Zhiyuan sinks, Jingyuan burns, and Dingyuan takes a hit. History is following that blood-soaked script toward a crushing defeat. Behind him are more than two hundred young sailors about to be added to the casualty lists, and an empire's last barrier at sea. 95Reads7.1Score100Shelves
- 57 1918: The Game on a Calm Sea 1918，平静海面的博弈 Is this a lingering regret, or can the seas be made calm? Can complex geopolitics save a declining empire? Can battleships and heavy artillery change the course of events, and what sparks will they set off? Under the guns, all lives are equal; under their barrels, opinions differ. Is this the beginning of tragedy, or the end of passion? Can I fulfill my heart’s desire and witness this flourishing age? 1.2kReads—Score103Shelves
- 58 Hell’s Crucible: The Battle of Okinawa 地狱的熔炉：冲绳岛战役 On April 1, 1945, the Battle of Okinawa officially began. Eighty-three days later, on June 22, the Japanese defenders ceased all organized resistance, and the battle was declared over. Nearly 50,000 American troops and more than 100,000 Japanese troops were killed or wounded. Another 125,000 Okinawan civilians died in the fighting. One veteran struggled to explain everything he had witnessed, calling the battle “a crucible of hell.” Beyond Okinawa, the world had also changed irreversibly in less 277Reads9.3Score—Shelves
- 59 The Battle of Midway 死战中途岛 The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the war between Japan and the United States in the Pacific. The outnumbered US forces won a decisive victory over the Japanese. After the battle, the Americans gradually gained the initiative, while Japan’s defeat marked the beginning of its decline. What did Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, who had hoped to crush the US Pacific Fleet once and for all and gain complete control of the western Pacific, do in the face of this crushing defeat? This book will reve 1.2kReads9.5Score106Shelves
- 60 The Iron Whale's Breath 铁鲸的呼吸 Beneath the waves of the North Atlantic, steel behemoths prowl through the darkness. This was the most unusual naval battlefield in human history: a six-year campaign of hunting and counter-hunting beneath the sea. In these frigid waters, the German submarine force’s “wolf pack” tactics once brought Allied shipping to the brink of collapse, but the submarines ultimately met their end beneath the waves. Of the 75,000 submariners, 45,000 never returned. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 61 Battles for Guadalcanal 鏖兵瓜岛 The Battle of Guadalcanal was Japan's second major defeat after Midway. After this battle, Japan no longer held the strategic advantage. Japan committed its full strength to an unprecedented struggle against American forces on land, at sea, and in the air. The book's sweeping scenes of warfare reveal the brutal reality of war. One of the books in the “Classic Battles of World War II” series. It brings vivid, realistic scenes of war to life and uncovers the truth of history amid layers of mystery 342Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 62 Snow and Iron: Chronicles of the Eastern Front 雪与铁：东线纪年 Snow represents the harsh conditions of the Eastern Front, the bitter winter at Stalingrad, and the cold, merciless nature of war. Iron stands for military life, an unbreakable will, and the machinery of war, while also echoing Germany's military tradition. The Eastern Front Chronicle identifies the Soviet-German battlefield as the central setting, hinting at a dual record of both one man's life and history. 165Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Total War: From the Start, I Become Guderian 全面战争游戏，开局化身古德里安 (A wild-imagination story, not a hardcore military novel. Large-scale war game + skills + tournaments + serving as a commander + playing famous generals.) Gan Nian transmigrates to a world with no history of war. This world has a strategy game called Conqueror's Realm. Conqueror's Realm is tied to national destiny. Victory over an opponent in the game lets you directly seize their real-world resources and territory. With the help of the System, Gan Nian can actually transform into famous general 2kReads6.8Score207Shelves
- 64 Fallen Falcon: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 猎鹰坠落之营救F15E飞行员·真实改编 Falcon Down: The Rescue of an F-15E Pilot, Based on a True Story 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 A Steel-Strong Russia, and You Call It Flabby? 铁打的俄国，你说是虚胖？ I am the legitimate son of one of the Russian Empire’s most powerful aristocratic families. In my previous life, I watched the First World War erupt, the Romanov dynasty fall, and my homeland collapse, until I met a tragic end. Fortune gave me another chance before the war. Armed with memories of the future, I cut through the corruption and chaos at court, reformed the country’s ills, and put the army in order. I plan carefully at every turn, doing everything I can to avert disaster, save Rus 22Reads—Score118Shelves
- 66 Exiled: Seizing the Xiang Army’s Arsenal and Building My Own Power 流放：截胡湘军火器局，拥兵自重 [Sentenced to exile in the late Qing + seizes the arsenal from the start + technological superiority + from building guns and cannons to creating Asia’s first ironclad fleet + building an independent power base + rise of a ruthless warlord + satisfying, with no suffering for the protagonist] Shen Tunan wakes up to find himself a convict in an exile camp in the late Qing dynasty. His adoptive mother frames him, the camp commander makes his life difficult, and he cannot even get a hot meal. You’r 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 67 Chronicles of the Third Reich 第三帝国纪事 The story takes place in Germany in the 1940s. The war has dragged on for years, and society is shrouded in tension and oppression. Unlike many works in the same genre, however, this novel does not focus on the brutality of the battlefield, the darkness of the concentration camps, or the dangers of political strife. Instead, it centers on the everyday lives of ordinary people far from the front: trivial family conversations, the occasional visit from relatives, a quiet afternoon, a book picked u 37Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Tales of Imaginary Warships 架空战舰故事集 Introductions to the various warships in the author’s fictional game Super Fictional Vehicles: Metal Storm, told through a series of short in-game stories. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 69 The Empire's Sunset: Witnessing the German Army's Final Hours 帝国落日：见证德国军队的最后时刻 The author of this book, Albert Kesselring, known as the “Eagle of the Reich,” was one of Germany’s 26 field marshals during World War II. He served in the German military for many years and played an important role in the creation and expansion of the German air force. He fought in both world wars, particularly in the campaigns in Poland, the Soviet Union, North Africa, and Italy during World War II, where he planned, commanded, and carried out many major operations. In 1945, as commander in ch 31Reads8.3Score—Shelves
- 70 The Rise of a Maritime Empire: The Dutch Eighty Years' War, 1568–1648 海洋帝国的崛起：尼德兰八十年战争，1568—1648 At the 1555 ceremony marking the transfer of the throne, several figures who would shape history over the next hundred years gathered together: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor; Philip II, the future king of Spain; and William, Prince of Orange, founding father of the Dutch Republic. Around them were England’s Queen Mary I, known as Bloody Mary, and Elizabeth I; Mary Stuart, the beheaded queen of Scotland; and numerous princes and lords from Germany and France... “Netherlands” means “low lands” and 137Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 71 The Complete Translation of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Six Volumes) 全译罗马帝国衰亡史（全六册） In the 18th century, Edward Gibbon, a leading figure of the Enlightenment and a master historian, devoted his life to writing The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, an immortal work celebrated around the world for more than two hundred years. Since its publication, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has been passionately praised by countless luminaries, including the philosophical giant Hume, the “father of economics” Adam Smith, world history scholar Willi 487Reads9.3Score163Shelves
- 72 Blood Guard of Stalingrad 血守斯大林格勒 The Battle of Stalingrad went down in history for its savage street fighting. One of the bloodiest battles in modern military history, it marked a turning point on the Eastern Front of World War II. Blood at Stalingrad is divided into seven chapters, with brutal combat raging from the first chapter to the last. Every chapter is thick with smoke and reeking of blood. Names like Zhukov, Chuikov, Manstein, and Paulus will show you what iron and blood, honor and death truly mean. 395Reads9.4Score—Shelves
- 73 I'm Crazy: The Skull Division's Ace Tiger 我有神经病：髑髅师的王牌精英虎 I was drunk. I tried to push open the bathroom door, but it wouldn’t budge. I pushed again and somehow went right through. Turns out the door wasn’t broken. I’d been wrestling with the window. The female lead isn’t a saintly pushover. That’s important, and she gets things done. I fell on the floor. I’m so tired, I’ll just sleep. The whole thing is mainly about passion. I woke up. Why am I in a psychiatric hospital? Am I crazy? —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 74 The Second Falklands War: The South American Alliance's First Cry 第二次马岛战争，南美联盟的初啼 A freak time-space vortex hurls a modern soul into the crisis-ridden final years of the Southern Song dynasty, where he takes over the body of Emperor Duzong. Foreseeing the dynasty's doom, he resolutely crosses the ocean with the New Mohists, whose philosophy blends red ideals with Mohist thought, and countless commoners, founding the Australian Song Empire on the continent of Australia and preserving Chinese civilization. After centuries of quietly building strength, technology surges forward 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 A History of World War II: The Struggle for Air and Sea 第二次世界大战史·海天绞杀 This book introduces some of the major classic naval and aerial battles between the anti-fascist camp and the fascist imperialist powers during World War II. These include the Battle of Cape Matapan, the Arctic Convoys, the naval battles off Malaya between Britain and Japan, the great Battle of Leyte Gulf between the United States and Japan, the Battle of the North Cape, and the air and sea battles around Guadalcanal. 13Reads9.1Score—Shelves
- 76 Soviet Russia, 1920: Starting as Stalin's Bodyguard 苏俄1920：从护卫斯大林开始 (Two chapters released promptly at midnight every day.) (Preparations for World War II begin in Chapter 322.) Lin Tuo, a Chinese special police instructor, accidentally transmigrates into the body of Sergei, an orphaned Chinese laborer’s son in Soviet Russia, and steps onto the storm-tossed Soviet soil of 1920. With modern combat techniques, advanced historical knowledge, and extraordinary physical prowess, he overcomes one challenge after another and earns a place in the Cheka’s guard unit. Dur 3.1kReads7.0Score103Shelves
- 77 You Like the Northern Expedition? Then Go Preach Your Fire-and-Unification Theory! 喜欢北伐？跟我信火一体说去吧！ [No female lead + Transmigrate into a book + No System] (It’s normal for the rating to be low at first.) “War is a matter of vital importance to the state, a domain of life and death, a path to survival or ruin. It is imperative that it be studied.”, The Art of War, “Laying Plans” In 2025, on Blue Star in a parallel novel world, a global military competition for high school students is in full swing. At this time, two brothers from Earth, Zhu Yue and Zhu Xiuyuan, unexpectedly transmigrate to thi 252Reads—Score—Shelves
- 78 A New Era: Great Qian 新纪元：大乾 (War, power struggles, transmigration) What is it like to be the grandson of a regional warlord? Chu Zhiyan is under a lot of pressure. In the battle in the Western Regions, he made a name for himself, and no one dared attack the trade routes again. At Fuxu Port, he slew a general and seized the flag, taking South Han's largest naval port with just 800 men. Beneath Huacheng, he led an army to breach the city at seventeen and personally captured the king of South Han. He wants to set the world 232Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 A Glance at Modern Naval Warfare 现代海战的回眸 The military is a symbol of a nation’s strength and stability, and plays a pivotal role in national life. The rise and fall of a country is everyone’s responsibility. Thoroughly and systematically mastering military knowledge is both an honorable responsibility and duty for each of us, as well as a central part of national defense education. Military knowledge covers an incredibly broad range of subjects. Only by learning about them and mastering them one field at a time can we gain a comprehens 36Reads9.0Score—Shelves
- 80 Interstellar Showdown: Repairing My Flagship from the Start! 星际争锋：开局维修座舰！ This is the age of humanity's Fourth Empire. The glorious deeds of the Divine Emperor are long gone! This filthy cosmic sea of stars is still just as filthy, and Qi Yuan, a ship captain, is one of its filthy players. As an ordinary cadet, Qi Yuan is incredibly lucky: he gets a starship from the start. But it needs repairs from the start! And the even filthier evil gods of this filthy universe, along with those otherworldly beings, make this bug-infested cosmic sea of stars filthier still. 219Reads6.9Score—Shelves
- 81 Another Possibility for Germany 德意志的另一种可能 205Reads6.6Score306Shelves
- 82 World War II: With the Script in Hand, I Built an Armored Division from Scratch 二战：手握剧本，我编造装甲师 Li Mo, an editor, transmigrates to the Eastern Front of World War II, becoming a doomed Italian cannon fodder soldier trapped in the Stalingrad encirclement. In his despair, he discovers that he can edit the descriptions of the world before his eyes! An artillery barrage with [pinpoint accuracy]? I'll change that to [wildly inaccurate]! [Ample] gasoline supplies? Sorry, those are now [depleted]! When even Manstein starts questioning his own sanity, Li Mo turns his gaze to Berlin: can the descrip 666Reads8.6Score—Shelves
- 83 Three Research Slots from the Start. I'll Take Off First, Do What You Want 开局三个科研槽，我先飞了你随意 FIB warning: This novel contains memes, transmigration into another person's body, land warfare, aerial warfare, naval warfare, development, fast pacing, and no heroines. When everything went black, Li Jing, a young man from the twenty-first century, transmigrated into the body of a prince with the same name in another world, exiled to the puppet state of Frostsnow. No one cared about him in his first life. In this second life, he was determined to make a name for himself! And with a research Sy 53Reads5.9Score—Shelves
- 84 Flowers by the Grave 坟墓边的花朵 (Ah, this book borrows a little from other stories, so some parts may seem familiar.) (Ensemble cast. No marrying, no yuri for Emilia. The viewpoint shifts, possibly from the Soviet side to the German side, with “…” marking the changes. A quick note: most of the characters are either crazy or completely unhinged. A few are more normal, but don't treat most of them as normal people. The story mainly follows four transmigrators and two locals. Lao Ai is half a transmigrator, with some memories of 24Reads—Score—Shelves
- 85 European Twilight 欧洲黄昏 They thought they were building something eternal. Bismarck said the Federation was a cage, but life inside it was better than out in the jungle. Wilhelm II said Germany needed a place in the sun, and should stand as Britain’s equal on the world stage. The French said they would make a deal with the devil if that was what it took to reclaim Alsace-Lorraine. The devil came. He wore not a black robe, but a well-tailored suit: the chairman’s robes, passed from one party to another in the Federal Pa 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 The Iron Cross Flower 铁十字之花 Alternate history / hard-core war fantasy / gender transformation. The first few chapters have some questionable bits, so don't overthink them. The protagonist comes from the modern era and is forced to fight. The main storyline follows the historical course of the European theater of World War II (1936–1945), but the “butterfly effect” caused by the protagonist and the System will gradually alter events on a local scale. · Goddess of War System: An absolutely rational entity from a higher dimen 175Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 87 Skeletons Fear No Death 骷髅不惧怕死亡 This novel is set on the Eastern Front in the final days of the war, and some events are inspired by historical figures and events. This is my first time writing about this subject, so I hope you'll support and follow the story. This novel contains no System or transmigration elements. 6.9kReads—Score1kShelves
- 88 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle: A Landlocked Sea 以陆引海之琉球大海战 The Great Ryukyu Naval Battle, with Lu Yin Leading the Fleet 67Reads—Score—Shelves
- 89 Writing Books by Day, Teaching Warlords in Another World to Fight by Night 白天写书，晚上教异界军阀打仗 A post-90s novelist from Earth, who grew up knowing Han Zi'ang, was an ordinary person until he unexpectedly transmigrated to a distant interstellar age where humanity had long since gone extinct. The technological legacy of human civilization lies scattered across the stars. Under the influence of a hidden mastermind, all kinds of animals evolved into intelligent humanoid beings. They built countless cybernetic tribes upon the ruins of humanity and waged endless wars against one another. Warlo 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 One Tank Held Off a German Armored Division for 24 Hours, Based on a True Story 一辆坦克挡住一个德军装甲师，长达24小时，真实改编 A single tank held off a German armored division for a full 24 hours. Based on a true story. 66Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 Smoke Over the Foggy City 雾都硝烟 Shen Du transmigrated into the only son of a sickly British earl in 1914. He was coughing up blood in a trench, waiting to die, as he watched all of Europe slide toward the abyss. In four years, fifty million people would become casualty figures, and the British Empire would fall from its peak. He didn’t want to be a hero. He only wanted to protect his own small patch of ground amid this catastrophe. But after he used his modern knowledge to earn one “lucky” merit after another and gradually ros 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 92 Flowers in Full Bloom 鲜花在怒放 A war. A city under siege. A group of people with nowhere left to retreat. The attackers' armored tide and weapons of overwhelming power repeatedly grind across every inch of land, while the remnants of the defenders, the militia, and the civilians in the ruins fight with every last ounce of strength. No one can stay untouched by the war. Which way will the balance ultimately tip, and what future awaits those who survive? This is the story of a besieged city: the people who stayed, and those who 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 93 The Silver Swallow of the Dnieper 第聂伯河银燕 In 1989, the Soviet Union returned home in triumph after winning a total victory in Afghanistan. But beneath the veneer of victory lay wounds inflicted by half a century of military rivalry. Once the Soviet leadership understood the true purpose of “quiet diplomacy” and realized that no agreement with the Western bloc was ever possible, it faced a national economy on the brink of collapse and resolved to liberate Europe before all was lost. The future ace pilot Yeremy Shevastianovich Mir would a 414Reads—Score—Shelves
- 94 A Lone Army Heading North: Starting with a Single Gun 孤军向北：从一把枪开始 When Taiyuan falls, a promise and a debt of gratitude send him north against the tide. He never meant to be a hero, but he’s forced to take charge of a guerrilla unit that knows how to farm but not how to fight. “I’m going to teach you two things: how to kill the Japanese, and how to make it back alive.” Farmers, workers, soldiers, doctors, orphans, puppet policemen, black-market traders… A group of ordinary people who should have passed each other by are brought together by him amid the flames 7.6kReads7.1Score788Shelves
- 95 The Patent War God Joins the Fight Just to Buy a Small Island 专利战神参战只为买个小岛 A handsome man transmigrates to a parallel world during the Pacific War of World War II. Using a large-capacity phone loaded with notes on World War II weapons and equipment that he had collected for making a game, he patents improved designs for aircraft, warships, torpedoes, and bombs, then sells them for a handsome profit. With his exceptional problem-solving skills, he moves among British and American politicians and senior military officers, making friends everywhere! After the war, he buys 177Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 96 National Tragedy: A Chronicle of the Kuomintang's Resistance War on the Main Front, Volume 2 国殇：国民党正面战场抗战纪实（第二卷） This is the second volume of The Nation's Ordeal. It recounts the arduous transition of China's War of Resistance from the strategic defensive phase to the stalemate phase, focusing on several major battles fought on the Kuomintang's front between October 1938 and 1943. It gives detailed accounts of the Nanchang Campaign, the Changsha Campaign, the Southern Guangxi Campaign, the Battle of Shanggao, and the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign, among others. It celebrates the patriotism and heroism of Chine 686Reads9.5Score120Shelves
- 97 My Sixth Army Battle Maiden 我的第六集团军战姬 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novels. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is my motivation to write, and I will strive to tell every story well! 64.7kReads8.9Score6.3kShelves
- 98 Commanding the Storm, Ruling the Boundless Seas 叱咤风云，海疆无边 When you transmigrate to a Ming Dynasty that is entirely different from the one in history, with a storm brewing at sea, what choices will you make? To find out what happens next, read the main story. [Semi-alternate history + naval warfare + pseudo-ensemble cast + cannons and battleships + battleships + cruisers + destroyers + submarines + anti-submarine warfare + air defense (later) + aircraft (middle) + a few tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, and amphibious armored vehicles + guided weapons 382Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 The Peninsula Crisis: Dawn of Fire 半岛危机：炮火黎明 Winter 2030. A massive battle erupted on the East Asian peninsula, nearly igniting World War III. History would call it the Peninsula War. The players fought and maneuvered like chess masters, while their pawns struggled to distinguish themselves and become the new masters of history. Every nation had its own hidden agenda. How events would unfold, and who would win or lose, would be left to history to judge. An alternate history. 130Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 100 Reborn in 2027: Germany’s Rise 重生2027之德国崛起 Back in Germany in 1929, Lu Fan takes office as chancellor and faces a dire situation. At home, he brings the economic crisis to an end, builds up agriculture, industry, and technology, and amasses national strength. Abroad, he tears up the Treaty of Versailles, forges alliances and counteralliances to reshape the global chessboard, and uses an iron fist to rewrite Germany’s fate and establish a whole new world order. 194Reads—Score—Shelves
