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:
- âAnd the dawns here are quietâ - B. Vasiliev.
- âStarâ - E.Kazakevich.
- âThey fought for their homelandâ - M. Sholokhov.
- âLive and rememberâ - V.Rasputin.
- âSeventeen Moments of Springâ - Yu. Semenov.
- âThe war has no female faceâ - S. Alekseevich.
- "The Young Guard" - A. Fadeev.
- âThere was a war tomorrowâ - B. Vasiliev.
- âBattalions ask for fireâ - Y. Bondarev.
- âVasily Terkinâ - A. Twardowski.
- âThe son of the regimentâ - V. Kataev.
- âBrest Fortressâ - S. Smirnov.
- âNot on the listsâ - B. Vasiliev.
- âShtrafbatâ - E. Volodarsky.
- âHot snowâ - Y. Bondarev.
- âOfficersâ - B. Vasiliev.
- âThe Tale of a Real Manâ - B. Poleva.
- âSign of troubleâ - V. Bykov.
And others. The following is a summary of several books.
âAnd the dawns here are quietâ
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 who is located here. The soldiers only drink it and walk it. The foreman asks the authorities to send him ânon-drinkersâ 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.
âNot listedâ
Many books about the war are dedicated to its very beginning. For example, B. Vasilievâs novel âNot Listedâ. 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 put on the lists: he could leave the battlefield and would not be 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 âStarâ 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.
âBattalions ask for fireâ
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.