If you haven't read [[Regeneration by Pat Barker|Regeneration]] you really should. For a literary look at the second World War you might appreciate [[Restless by William Boyd]].
{{amazontext|amazon=0241144574}} {{waterstonestextamazonUStext|waterstonesamazon=9072134B008L0NSFU}} Pat Barker is appearing at [http://www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk/2012/10/13/168-pat-barker-toby%E2%80%99s-room/ Ilkley Literature Festival] on 13 October 2012.