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Standalone Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Standalone 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 Standalone series? Start with "The Frat Wagon" (1954) and follow publication order through all 48 books.
The complete Standalone reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
The Frat Wagon
1954
Kill Patton
1974
Tug of War (As: Duncan Harding)
1976
Torpedo Boat (As: Duncan Harding)
1976
Iron Fist (As: Leo Kessler)
1977
Orders To Kill
1978
Great York Air Raid (As: Leo Kessler)
1979
Breakthrough (As: Leo Kessler)
1979
The Phoenix Assault (By: John Kerrigan)
1980
S. S. Peiper: Life and Death of Jochen Peiper (As: Leo Kessler)
1986
Bugles at Dawn
1990
Sabres in the Sun
1991
Attack New York! (As: Duncan Harding)
1994
Come Hell Or Highwater! (As: Duncan Harding)
1994
The Hitler Werewolf Murders (As: Leo Kessler)
1994
Tobruk Rescue (As: Duncan Harding)
1995
Kommando: Hitler's Special Forces in the Second World War (As: Leo Kessler)
1995
Sink the Tirpitz (As: Duncan Harding)
1996
The Bormann Mission (As: Leo Kessler)
1997
Assault on St Nazaire (As: Duncan Harding)
1997
Sink the Ark Royal (As: Duncan Harding)
1997
Sink the Graf Spee (As: Duncan Harding)
1998
Sink the Prince of Wales (As: Duncan Harding)
1999
The Balkan Chase
1999
Battle for Hitler's Eagle's Nest (As: Leo Kessler)
2000
Sink the Hood (As: Duncan Harding)
2000
Sink the Bismarck (As: Duncan Harding)
2001
The Screaming Eagles (As: Leo Kessler)
2001
Sink the Cossack (As: Duncan Harding)
2001
Sink HMS Kelly (As: Duncan Harding)
2002
Murder at Colditz (As: Leo Kessler)
2002
The Great Escape (As: Leo Kessler)
2002
Monty's Greatest Victory: The Drive for the Baltic April - May 1945
2002
Sink the Warspite (As: Duncan Harding)
2002
Sirens of Dunkirk (As: Leo Kessler)
2003
Operation Long Jump (As: Leo Kessler)
2004
The Blackout Murders (As: Leo Kessler)
2004
The Field Marshal's Revenge: The Breakdown of a Special Relationship
2004
Hitler Youth Attacks! (As: Leo Kessler)
2004
Clash In The Baltic: Ian Fleming's Secret Mission (As: Duncan Harding)
2005
Convoy of Death (As: Duncan Harding)
2005
Massacre at Jutland (As: Duncan Harding)
2006
Assault on the Rock (As: Duncan Harding)
2006
Prepared to Die (As: Duncan Harding, With: Leo Kesseler)
2007
Journey to No End
2010
Death Comes to a Deserter (As: Duncan Harding)
2010
Ramps Down, Troops Away! (As: Duncan Harding)
2018
The Mighty Fallen
2020
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