War is such a sadly inherent part of human nature, and battles of some sort or other are prevalent across literature. But there are some tales which focus on war far more heavily.

Series

• Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden (Tomorrow #1)
• First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung (Daughter of Cambodia #1)

Standalones – Novels

• The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman
• The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
• Human Acts by Han Kang

Standalones – Short stories

• Down Among the Dead Men by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois
• Breadcrumbs and Stones by Lisa Goldstein
• Vast Wings Across Felonious Skies by E. Catherine Tobler
• Steel Dragons of a Luminous Sky by Brian Trent
• Don Quixote by Carrie Vaughn

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