A lot of wonderful, interesting, patriotic, not leaving indifferent books about the war have been written. The most popular were and remain those whose authors themselves experienced the horrors of this event. Among them, Boris Vasiliev, Vasil Bykov and Konstantin Simonov stand out especially. This article lists the best books about the war of 1941-1945.
List of the best books about the war
In works on military subjects, great battles are described, historical facts are given, all the hardships of that time are revealed, and the heroism of the defenders of the Motherland is described. Especially for schoolchildren it is useful to read them.
List of books about the war, among the best:
- “And the dawns here are quiet” - B. Vasiliev.
- “Star” - E.Kazakevich.
- “They fought for their homeland” - M. Sholokhov.
- “Live and remember” - V.Rasputin.
- “Seventeen Moments of Spring” - Yu. Semenov.
- “The war has no female face” - S. Alekseevich.
- "The Young Guard" - A. Fadeev.
- “There was a war tomorrow” - B. Vasiliev.
- “Battalions ask for fire” - Y. Bondarev.
- “Vasily Terkin” - A. Twardowski.
- “The son of the regiment” - V. Kataev.
- “Brest Fortress” - S. Smirnov.
- “Not on the lists” - B. Vasiliev.
- “Shtrafbat” - E. Volodarsky.
- “Hot snow” - Y. Bondarev.
- “Officers” - B. Vasiliev.
- “The Tale of a Real Man” - B. Poleva.
- “Sign of trouble” - V. Bykov.
Other. The following is a summary of several books.
“And the dawns here are quiet”
There are books about the war that tell about the exploits of our women. The most famous of them - "And the dawns here are quiet" B. Vasilyeva. The action takes place in the countryside in May 1942. It is commanded by the elder Vaskov located here. The soldiers only drink it and walk it. The foreman asks the authorities to send him “non-drinkers” fighters. Soon his request is granted. They send him girls. One day, one of them notices two Germans in the forest and reports this to the foreman. He receives a command to catch enemies. Vaskov takes five girls with him: Zhenya Komelkova, Sonya Gurvich, Rita Osyanina, Galya Chetvertak and Lisa Brichkina. The Germans turn out to be 16. In an unequal battle, all the girls die, but only 4 Germans remain, and those wounded Vaskov are captured.
“Not listed”
Many books about the war are dedicated to its very beginning. For example, B. Vasiliev’s novel “Not Listed”. In the last peaceful days, Nikolai Pluzhnikov arrives at the Brest Fortress. The Germans storm the fortress, the war begins. Since the lieutenant had just arrived at the unit, he had not yet been included in the lists: he could have left the battlefield and would not have been considered a deserter. But Pluzhnikov remained to defend the fortress. Here he finds his love - Jewess Mirra. The girl died, but Pluzhnikov did not know about it. The lieutenant fought even when he was alone. The Germans still captured the dying Pluzhnikov, they saluted him as a sign of respect for his courage.
"Star"
Some books about the war tell of the exploits of our valiant scouts. The work “Star” by E. Kazakevich is just one of them. The main character is the commander of scouts Travkin. His group needs to go behind enemy lines to find out how armed he is. "Star" is the call sign of Travkin, which was used during the transmission of radiograms. The commander leads his people behind enemy lines. At almost every step they are in danger. Scouts learn that where they are, the Germans concentrated the tank division. Now the guys need to pass the radiogram to the headquarters. The reconnaissance group due to the excessive dashing of the fighter Mamochkin found himself, the Germans raided them. The scouts managed to transmit a radiogram, but they could not get out alive from the rear of the enemy.
“Battalions ask for fire”
Books about the war, which describe the famous battles, are very valuable not only in artistic but also in historical terms. One of these works is the story of Yu. Bondarev "Battalions ask for fire." Our troops had to break through the defense near the Dnieper. This task was assigned to two battalions of the division Colonel Iverzev. Support by fire was supposed to be provided by an artillery regiment. But because of the constant attacks of the Germans, he had to be transferred to another place. The battalions were left without support, but did not surrender, they fought to the last bullet, and almost all the soldiers died.
One can call such books about the war a monument to the heroism of the Russian people. The review of almost every reader about such literature calls to remember the exploits of those selfless people. Indeed, thanks to them, we now live.