Books like The Great War by Michael Morpurgo

A German World War I trainee, Paul Bäumer, documents his disillusionment as the war destroys his classmates’ idealism and forces him to confront the futility of combat.

Thomas, a fourteen‑year‑old boy from a single‑parent family, enlists in the British Army during World War I to prove himself, support his brother, and win back his childhood love, Molly.

A former Roman student, drawn into World War I, ages fifty years later to recount his triumphs and tragedies to an illiterate factory worker, weaving romance and memory against the backdrop of war.

During World War II, evacuated children David and Tucky witness a German bomber crash on the moors, forcing them to confront the choice between vengeance and compassion as they face the fallen airmen.

A young baseball player trades the diamond for a tank crew, as World War II opens the North African theater.

In World War I France, four children learn the value of honesty, loyalty and courage from an English deserter who tells them tales linked to his silver donkey charm.

Four young voices—Muriel, Frank, Emma and Ollie—share their World War I experiences, from enlistment and overseas service to school graduation and the fight for peace and women’s suffrage, all set in Michigan.

Ten‑year‑old Johnny plays war with nutcracker soldiers carved by his toymaker father, only to discover that the real conflict of 1914 France has begun; letters from his father reveal the brutal reality of trench warfare and force Johnny to confront the limits of his imagination.

A Time for Courage follows 14‑year‑old Kathleen "Kat" Bowen as she joins her family and fellow activists in the 1917 women’s suffrage movement, documenting the spirit and struggles of those fighting for the right to vote.

When the Soviet Union invades its tiny neighbor Finland in November 1939, Marko volunteers to help the war effort. Even though his leg was weakened by polio, he can ski well, and he becomes a messenger on the front line, skiing in white camouflage through the forests at night. The dark forest is terrifying, and so are the odds against the Finns: the Russians have 4 times as many soldiers and 30 times as many planes. They have 3000 tanks, while the Finns have 30. But a tank is no help in the snowy forest--a boy on skis is. And the Russians don't know winter the way the Finns do, or what tough guerrilla warriors the Finns are. Marko teams up with another messenger, Karl. Gradually Marko learns that Karl's whole family was killed by the Russians. And Karl has a secret--he's really Kaari, a girl who joined up to get revenge for her family's deaths.From the Hardcover edition.

Could one moment have saved the world from war?