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Len Deighton

British author best known for the Bernard Samson espionage series and the classic WWII thriller *The IPCRESS File*. His works have sold over 30 million copies worldwide and defined the modern spy novel. This page provides Len Deighton’s books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1951The Drama Of The Scharnhorst(By: Fritz-Otto Busch)POoWMLB · 1Buy ↗

1952The Struggle for Europe(By: Chester Wilmot)POoWMLB · 2Buy ↗

1955The Crecy War(By: Alfred H. Burne)POoWMLB · 3Buy ↗

1955This Hallowed Ground(By: Bruce Catton)POoWMLB · 4Buy ↗

1956The Agincourt War(By: Alfred H. Burne)POoWMLB · 5Buy ↗

1958The Generalship of Alexander the Great(By: J.F.C. Fuller)POoWMLB · 6Buy ↗

1959The Longest Day(By: Cornelius Ryan)POoWMLB · 7Buy ↗

1962The IPCRESS FilePOoHPB · 1Buy ↗

1962Horse Under WaterPOoHPB · 2Buy ↗

1964Funeral in BerlinPOoHPB · 3Buy ↗

1965Action Cook BookPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1965O� est le garlic / Basic French CookingPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1965Julius Caesar(By: J Fuller)POoWMLB · 8Buy ↗

1966Billion-Dollar BrainPOoHPB · 4Buy ↗

1966Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses(By: A.L. Rowse)POoWMLB · 9Buy ↗

1967Only When I Laugh / Only When I LarfPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1967An Expensive Place to DiePOoHPB · 5Buy ↗

1971BomberPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1972Close-UpPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1972A Concise History of Warfare(By: Bernard Montgomery)POoWMLB · 10Buy ↗

1972Queen Victoria's Little Wars(By: Byron Farwell)POoWMLB · 11Buy ↗

1973The Peninsular War(By: Roger Parkinson)POoWMLB · 12Buy ↗

1974Spy StoryPOoHPB · 6Buy ↗

1974Winston Churchill(By: Henry Pelling)POoWMLB · 13Buy ↗

1975No Royalty A/C Action Cook BookPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1975Yesterday's SpyPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1975The Hussar General: The Life of Bl�cher, Man of Waterloo(By: Roger Parkinson)POoWMLB · 14Buy ↗

1975Rorke's drift(By: Michael Glover)POoWMLB · 15Buy ↗

1975The Thin Yellow Line(By: William Moore)POoWMLB · 16Buy ↗

1976Twinkle, Twinkle Little Spy / Catch a Falling SpyPOoHPB · 7Buy ↗

1976The Great Anglo-Boer War(By: Byron Farwell)POoWMLB · 17Buy ↗

1976The Battle of Loos(By: Philip Warner)POoWMLB · 18Buy ↗

1976The English Civil War(By: Peter Young,Richard Holmes)POoWMLB · 19Buy ↗

1977FighterPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

1977Rommel: The Trail of the Fox(By: David Irving)POoWMLB · 20Buy ↗

1978AirshipwreckPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

1979SS-GBPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1979BlitzkriegPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

1980Battle of Britain(With: Max Hastings)POoWMLB · 21Buy ↗

1980The Great War(By: Correlli Barnett)POoWMLB · 22Buy ↗

1981XPDPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1981Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader(By: Laddie Lucas)POoWMLB · 23Buy ↗

1982Goodbye, Mickey MousePOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1983Berlin GamePOoBSB · 1Buy ↗

1985Mexico SetPOoBSB · 2Buy ↗

1985London MatchPOoBSB · 3Buy ↗

1985The Right of the Line(By: John Terraine)POoWMLB · 24Buy ↗

1987Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-1945POoBSB · 4Buy ↗

1987Basic French Cookery CoursePOoNB · 7Buy ↗

1987The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason(By: Christopher Duffy)POoWMLB · 25Buy ↗

1988Spy HookPOoBSB · 5Buy ↗

1988The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered(By: Peter H. Liddle)POoWMLB · 26Buy ↗

1989Spy LinePOoBSB · 6Buy ↗

1989ABC of French FoodPOoNB · 8Buy ↗

1989Business In Great Waters(By: John Terraine)POoWMLB · 27Buy ↗

1990Spy SinkerPOoBSB · 7Buy ↗

1991MAMistaPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1992Declarations of WarPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1992City of GoldPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1993Blood, Tears, and FollyPOoNB · 9Buy ↗

1993Violent WardPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1993A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars(By: David G. Chandler)POoWMLB · 28Buy ↗

1994FaithPOoBSB · 8Buy ↗

1995HopePOoBSB · 9Buy ↗

1996CharityPOoBSB · 10Buy ↗

1998Crusades(By: Robert Payne)POoWMLB · 29Buy ↗

1998Aramada the Planning the Battle and After(By: Robert Milne Tyte)POoWMLB · 30Buy ↗

1999Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim(By: Ronald Lewin)POoWMLB · 31Buy ↗

2000Midway(By: Walter Lord)POoWMLB · 32Buy ↗

2007Guide to the Battlefields of Europe(By: David Chandler)POoWMLB · 33Buy ↗

2010Len Deighton�s French Cooking for MenPOoNB · 10Buy ↗

2012James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His FatherPOoNB · 11Buy ↗

2026Only When I LarfPOoHPB · 8Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Wordsworth Military Library Books33 books · 1951–2007

01The Drama Of The Scharnhorst(By: Fritz-Otto Busch)1951Buy ↗

02The Struggle for Europe(By: Chester Wilmot)1952Buy ↗

03The Crecy War(By: Alfred H. Burne)1955Buy ↗

04This Hallowed Ground(By: Bruce Catton)1955Buy ↗

05The Agincourt War(By: Alfred H. Burne)1956Buy ↗

06The Generalship of Alexander the Great(By: J.F.C. Fuller)1958Buy ↗

07The Longest Day(By: Cornelius Ryan)1959Buy ↗

08Julius Caesar(By: J Fuller)1965Buy ↗

09Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses(By: A.L. Rowse)1966Buy ↗

10A Concise History of Warfare(By: Bernard Montgomery)1972Buy ↗

11Queen Victoria's Little Wars(By: Byron Farwell)1972Buy ↗

12The Peninsular War(By: Roger Parkinson)1973Buy ↗

13Winston Churchill(By: Henry Pelling)1974Buy ↗

14The Hussar General: The Life of Bl�cher, Man of Waterloo(By: Roger Parkinson)1975Buy ↗

15Rorke's drift(By: Michael Glover)1975Buy ↗

16The Thin Yellow Line(By: William Moore)1975Buy ↗

17The Great Anglo-Boer War(By: Byron Farwell)1976Buy ↗

18The Battle of Loos(By: Philip Warner)1976Buy ↗

19The English Civil War(By: Peter Young,Richard Holmes)1976Buy ↗

20Rommel: The Trail of the Fox(By: David Irving)1977Buy ↗

21Battle of Britain(With: Max Hastings)1980Buy ↗

22The Great War(By: Correlli Barnett)1980Buy ↗

23Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader(By: Laddie Lucas)1981Buy ↗

24The Right of the Line(By: John Terraine)1985Buy ↗

25The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason(By: Christopher Duffy)1987Buy ↗

26The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered(By: Peter H. Liddle)1988Buy ↗

27Business In Great Waters(By: John Terraine)1989Buy ↗

28A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars(By: David G. Chandler)1993Buy ↗

29Crusades(By: Robert Payne)1998Buy ↗

30Aramada the Planning the Battle and After(By: Robert Milne Tyte)1998Buy ↗

31Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim(By: Ronald Lewin)1999Buy ↗

32Midway(By: Walter Lord)2000Buy ↗

33Guide to the Battlefields of Europe(By: David Chandler)2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Harry Palmer Books8 books · 1962–2026

01The IPCRESS File1962Buy ↗

02Horse Under Water1962Buy ↗

03Funeral in Berlin1964Buy ↗

04Billion-Dollar Brain1966Buy ↗

05An Expensive Place to Die1967Buy ↗

06Spy Story1974Buy ↗

07Twinkle, Twinkle Little Spy / Catch a Falling Spy1976Buy ↗

08Only When I Larf2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bernard Samson Books10 books · 1983–1996

01Berlin Game1983Buy ↗

02Mexico Set1985Buy ↗

03London Match1985Buy ↗

04Winter: A Berlin Family, 1899-19451987Buy ↗

05Spy Hook1988Buy ↗

06Spy Line1989Buy ↗

07Spy Sinker1990Buy ↗

08Faith1994Buy ↗

09Hope1995Buy ↗

10Charity1996Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 1992

01Declarations of War1992Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels10 books · 1967–1993

01Only When I Laugh / Only When I Larf1967Buy ↗

02Bomber1971Buy ↗

03Close-Up1972Buy ↗

04Yesterday's Spy1975Buy ↗

05SS-GB1979Buy ↗

06XPD1981Buy ↗

07Goodbye, Mickey Mouse1982Buy ↗

08MAMista1991Buy ↗

09City of Gold1992Buy ↗

10Violent Ward1993Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books11 books · 1965–2012

01Action Cook Book1965Buy ↗

02O� est le garlic / Basic French Cooking1965Buy ↗

03No Royalty A/C Action Cook Book1975Buy ↗

04Fighter1977Buy ↗

05Airshipwreck1978Buy ↗

06Blitzkrieg1979Buy ↗

07Basic French Cookery Course1987Buy ↗

08ABC of French Food1989Buy ↗

09Blood, Tears, and Folly1993Buy ↗

10Len Deighton�s French Cooking for Men2010Buy ↗

11James Bond: My Long and Eventful Search for His Father2012Buy ↗

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