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Non-Fiction Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Non-Fiction books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Non-Fiction series? Start with "Patton" (1970) and follow publication order through all 51 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Patton
1970

48 Hours to Hammelburg: Patton's Secret Mission
1970

Bradley
1971

Skorzeny
1972

Hitler's Werewolves: The story of the Nazi resistance movement, 1944-1945
1972

Gehlen: Germany's Master Spy
1972

The Hunt for Martin Bormann: The Truth
1972

Finale at Flensburg
1973

Hunters from the Sky: The German Parachute Corps, 1940-1945
1974

A Bridge at Arnhem
1974

The Battle For Twelveland: An Account Of Anglo American Intelligence Operations Within Nazi Germany, 1939 1945
1975

Bloody Aachen
1976

Yorkshire at War: The Story of Fighting Yorkshire at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945 (As: Leo Kessler, With: Eric Taylor)
1980

Death of a Division
1981

Siegfried: The Nazis' Last Stand
1982

SS Werewolf
1982

'44 : In Combat from Normandy to the Ardennes
1984

Ardennes: The Secret War
1985

'45: The Final Drive from the Rhine to the Baltic
1985

The Other Battle of the Bulge: Operation Northwind
1986

Patton's Last Battle
1987

The Long March on Rome: The Forgotten War
1987

Britain Under Fire: The Blitz on Britain in World War Two
1987

The Poor Bloody Infantry: 1939-45
1987

The Three Star Blitz: The Baedeker Raids And The Start Of Total War, 1942 1943
1987

Jochen Peiper: Battle Commander SS Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler
1988

Hero: The Life and Death of Audie Murphy
1990

Warriors of Death. The Final Battles of Hitler's Private Bodyguard 1944-45
1991

Papa Goes to War: Ernest Hemingway in Europe 1944-45
1991

Bounce the Rhine
1992

March on London
1992

Slaughter Over Sicily: The Airborne Massacre
1992

The Battle of the Bulge: The Untold Story
1994

Last Assault: 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge Reassessed
1994

Death On A Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944
1996

Massacre at Malmedy
1996

Paths of Death and Glory: The Last Days of the Third Reich
1997

America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History
1999

West Wall: The Battle for Hitler's Siegfried Line September 1944-March 1945
1999

A Travellers Guide to the Battle for the German Frontier
1999

Heydrich: Henchman Of Death
1999

Battleground Korea
2000

Hitler's Secret War: The Nazi Espionage Campaigns Against the Allies
2000

American Hero. the Life and Death of Audie Murphy
2000

Search for Gestapo Muller
2001

Ghost Front: The Ardennes Before The Battle Of The Bulge
2002

Disaster at Kasserine: Ike and the 1stArmy in North Africa 1943
2003

American Deserter. General Eisenhower and the Execution of Eddie Slovik
2004

Hitler's Warriors: The final Battles of Hitler's Private Bodyguard, 1944-1945
2004

The Great German Escape: Covert Operations in the Battle of the Bulge December 1944
2009

SS Kommando
2010
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