Do you have any suggestions?

Anything by Douglas Reeman. He also writes as Alexander Kent. They are all historical fiction full of information and really good stories too.

4 books:

1. A Death in Belmont

2. The Perfect Storm both by Sebastien Junger

3. Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden

4. Cabin of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin (large book but maybe the best modern book you'll ever read about Lincoln)

i like ww2 books. they're non-fiction but with made up characters. here are some:

Yellow Star

When My Name Was Keoko

The Book Theif

Freidrich

Hide and Seek

Anna Is Still Here

You could also try the Dear America Series. I thought they were going to be corny at first, but they arent just about girls and guys can read them too.

Anything by Bill Bryson - he has a humorous style but is also informative.

Red Queen by matt ridley.