Wordsworth Military Library Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Wordsworth Military Library books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
The Drama Of The Scharnhorst (By: Fritz-Otto Busch)
Buy on Amazon1951
The Struggle for Europe (By: Chester Wilmot)
Buy on Amazon1952
The Crecy War (By: Alfred H. Burne)
Buy on Amazon1955
This Hallowed Ground
Buy on Amazon1955
The Agincourt War (By: Alfred H. Burne)
Buy on Amazon1956
The Generalship of Alexander the Great (By: J.F.C. Fuller)
Buy on Amazon1958
The Longest Day (By: Cornelius Ryan)
Buy on Amazon1959
Julius Caesar (By: J Fuller)
Buy on Amazon1965
Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses (By: A.L. Rowse)
Buy on Amazon1966
A Concise History of Warfare (By: Bernard Montgomery)
Buy on Amazon1972
Queen Victoria's Little Wars (By: Byron Farwell)
Buy on Amazon1972
The Peninsular War (By: Roger Parkinson)
Buy on Amazon1973
Winston Churchill (By: Henry Pelling)
Buy on Amazon1974
The Hussar General: The Life of Blücher, Man of Waterloo (By: Roger Parkinson)
Buy on Amazon1975
Rorke's drift (By: Michael Glover)
Buy on Amazon1975
The Thin Yellow Line (By: William Moore)
Buy on Amazon1975
The Great Anglo-Boer War (By: Byron Farwell)
Buy on Amazon1976
The Battle of Loos (By: Philip Warner)
Buy on Amazon1976
The English Civil War (By: Peter Young,Richard Holmes)
Buy on Amazon1976
Rommel: The Trail of the Fox (By: David Irving)
Buy on Amazon1977
Battle of Britain (By: Max Hastings,Len Deighton)
Buy on Amazon1980
The Great War (By: Correlli Barnett)
Buy on Amazon1980
Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader (By: Laddie Lucas)
Buy on Amazon1981
The Right of the Line (By: John Terraine)
Buy on Amazon1985
The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason (By: Christopher Duffy)
Buy on Amazon1987
The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered (By: Peter H. Liddle)
Buy on Amazon1988
Business In Great Waters (By: John Terraine)
Buy on Amazon1989
A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars (By: David G. Chandler)
Buy on Amazon1993
Crusades (By: Robert Payne)
Buy on Amazon1998
Aramada the Planning the Battle and After (By: Robert Milne Tyte)
Buy on Amazon1998
Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim (By: Ronald Lewin)
Buy on Amazon1999
Midway (By: Walter Lord)
Buy on Amazon2000
Guide to the Battlefields of Europe (By: David Chandler)
Buy on Amazon2007
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Wordsworth Military Library series is publication order: 1. The Drama Of The Scharnhorst (By: Fritz-Otto Busch) (1951), 2. The Struggle for Europe (By: Chester Wilmot) (1952), 3. The Crecy War (By: Alfred H. Burne) (1955), 4. This Hallowed Ground (1955), 5. The Agincourt War (By: Alfred H. Burne) (1956), and 28 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Wordsworth Military Library series by Bruce Catton contains 33 books. The series began in 1951 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Wordsworth Military Library series is written by Bruce Catton. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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