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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 "General Custer Story" (1960) and follow publication order through all 18 books.
The complete Non-Fiction reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
General Custer Story
1960
Tom Horn
1962
Warm Beer & Cold Comfort
1968
Bolivar the Liberator
1971
Sex in Witchcraft
1972
Captain John Smith and the Jamestown story
1973
Gentleman Johnny
1973
Saladin
1974
Mathilde Carré, Double Agent
1976
The Invisible World of Espionage
1976
The CIA at Work
1978
The Technology of Espionage
1978
Britain's Intelligence Service
1979
The Abwehr
1984
America and the Americans
1984
Silicon Spies
1986
If Airplanes Could Talk
1993
Man Things
1997
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