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World War II (Military, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for World War II (Military, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.49, median 1,174 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 31/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $12.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 89% of Kindle eBooks categories: the median best seller has 1,174 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 78% of Kindle eBooks categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Prices spread wide: the middle half runs from $2.99 to $12.99, so budget editions and premium or boxed sets sell side by side.
Top 10 World War II best sellers
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Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
by Chester Nez
- List rank#1
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,850
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A Summer Bright and Terrible: Winston Churchill, Lord Dowding, Radar, and the Impossible Triumph of the Battle of Britain
by David Fisher
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews72
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A Spy at the Heart of the Third Reich: The Extraordinary Story of Fritz Kolbe, America's Most Important Spy in World War II
by Lucas Delattre
- List rank#3
- Price$1.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews796
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The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
by Gwen Strauss
- List rank#4
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,210
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II — A WWII Story Set in the Pacific Theater
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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Tidal Wave: The Pilots, the Princess, and the Enemy Ace - A True Story of Courage and Survival in WWII
by Adam Makos
- List rank#6
- Price$14.99
- Reviews-
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The Victors: Eisenhower And His Boys The Men Of World War Ii
- List rank#7
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews803
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A Writer at War: A Soviet Journalist with the Red Army, 1941-1945
by Vasily Grossman
- List rank#8
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews603
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Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor
- List rank#9
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,644
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The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor – A New York Times Bestseller with Timeless Lessons on Gratitude and Hope
by Eddie Jaku
- List rank#10
- Price$10.49
- Rating4.8
- Reviews30,777
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FAQ
Is World War II a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 31/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,174 reviews and sells for $9.49.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World War II?
The median best seller has 1,174 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do World War II best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.49; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $12.99.
Can new books break into World War II?
16% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.