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World War II (History › Military, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for World War II (History › Military, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $16.38, median 2,687 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 38/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.53 – $20.00 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 16% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 94% of Books categories: the median best seller has 2,687 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
- 16% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 83% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
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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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
- List rank#2
- Price$24.09
- Rating4.7
- Reviews11,393
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
- List rank#3
- Price$12.40
- Rating4.3
- Reviews1,305
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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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A Summer Bright and Terrible: Winston Churchill, Lord Dowding, Radar, and the Impossible Triumph of the Battle of Britain
by David Fisher
- List rank#5
- 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#6
- Price$1.97
- Rating4.3
- Reviews796
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The Hiding Place
- List rank#7
- Price$10.22
- Rating4.8
- Reviews22,628
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Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne, from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
- List rank#8
- Price$19.59
- Rating4.8
- Reviews15,756
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With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa
by E. B. Sledge
- List rank#9
- Price$17.89
- Rating4.9
- Reviews111
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The Nuremberg Women: The Untold Story of the Eight Women Who Brought the Nazis to Justice
- List rank#10
- Price$28.91
- Rating4.3
- Reviews85
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FAQ
Is World War II a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 38/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 2,687 reviews and sells for $16.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in World War II?
The median best seller has 2,687 reviews, and 18% of them have fewer than 100.
What do World War II best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.53 and $20.00.
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.