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Reading order

Wordsworth Military Library Books in Order

This page lists the complete Wordsworth Military Library reading order by Len Deighton, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 33 books / 1951-2007

Wordsworth Military Library Reading Order

01 The Drama Of The Scharnhorst(By: Fritz-Otto Busch) 1951 Buy
02 The Struggle for Europe(By: Chester Wilmot) 1952 Buy
03 The Crecy War(By: Alfred H. Burne) 1955 Buy
04 This Hallowed Ground(By: Bruce Catton) 1955 Buy
05 The Agincourt War(By: Alfred H. Burne) 1956 Buy
06 The Generalship of Alexander the Great(By: J.F.C. Fuller) 1958 Buy
07 The Longest Day(By: Cornelius Ryan) 1959 Buy
08 Julius Caesar(By: J Fuller) 1965 Buy
09 Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses(By: A.L. Rowse) 1966 Buy
10 A Concise History of Warfare(By: Bernard Montgomery) 1972 Buy
11 Queen Victoria's Little Wars(By: Byron Farwell) 1972 Buy
12 The Peninsular War(By: Roger Parkinson) 1973 Buy
13 Winston Churchill(By: Henry Pelling) 1974 Buy
14 The Hussar General: The Life of Bl’cher, Man of Waterloo(By: Roger Parkinson) 1975 Buy
15 Rorke's drift(By: Michael Glover) 1975 Buy
16 The Thin Yellow Line(By: William Moore) 1975 Buy
17 The Great Anglo-Boer War(By: Byron Farwell) 1976 Buy
18 The Battle of Loos(By: Philip Warner) 1976 Buy
19 The English Civil War(By: Peter Young,Richard Holmes) 1976 Buy
20 Rommel: The Trail of the Fox(By: David Irving) 1977 Buy
21 Battle of Britain(With: Max Hastings) 1980 Buy
22 The Great War(By: Correlli Barnett) 1980 Buy
23 Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader(By: Laddie Lucas) 1981 Buy
24 The Right of the Line(By: John Terraine) 1985 Buy
25 The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason(By: Christopher Duffy) 1987 Buy
26 The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered(By: Peter H. Liddle) 1988 Buy
27 Business In Great Waters(By: John Terraine) 1989 Buy
28 A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars(By: David G. Chandler) 1993 Buy
29 Crusades(By: Robert Payne) 1998 Buy
30 Aramada the Planning the Battle and After(By: Robert Milne Tyte) 1998 Buy
31 Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim(By: Ronald Lewin) 1999 Buy
32 Midway(By: Walter Lord) 2000 Buy
33 Guide to the Battlefields of Europe(By: David Chandler) 2007 Buy

Wordsworth Military Library Books by Publication Order

1951 The Drama Of The Scharnhorst(By: Fritz-Otto Busch) #1
1952 The Struggle for Europe(By: Chester Wilmot) #2
1955 The Crecy War(By: Alfred H. Burne) #3
1955 This Hallowed Ground(By: Bruce Catton) #4
1956 The Agincourt War(By: Alfred H. Burne) #5
1958 The Generalship of Alexander the Great(By: J.F.C. Fuller) #6
1959 The Longest Day(By: Cornelius Ryan) #7
1965 Julius Caesar(By: J Fuller) #8
1966 Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses(By: A.L. Rowse) #9
1972 A Concise History of Warfare(By: Bernard Montgomery) #10
1972 Queen Victoria's Little Wars(By: Byron Farwell) #11
1973 The Peninsular War(By: Roger Parkinson) #12
1974 Winston Churchill(By: Henry Pelling) #13
1975 The Hussar General: The Life of Bl’cher, Man of Waterloo(By: Roger Parkinson) #14
1975 Rorke's drift(By: Michael Glover) #15
1975 The Thin Yellow Line(By: William Moore) #16
1976 The Great Anglo-Boer War(By: Byron Farwell) #17
1976 The Battle of Loos(By: Philip Warner) #18
1976 The English Civil War(By: Peter Young,Richard Holmes) #19
1977 Rommel: The Trail of the Fox(By: David Irving) #20
1980 Battle of Britain(With: Max Hastings) #21
1980 The Great War(By: Correlli Barnett) #22
1981 Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader(By: Laddie Lucas) #23
1985 The Right of the Line(By: John Terraine) #24
1987 The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason(By: Christopher Duffy) #25
1988 The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered(By: Peter H. Liddle) #26
1989 Business In Great Waters(By: John Terraine) #27
1993 A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars(By: David G. Chandler) #28
1998 Crusades(By: Robert Payne) #29
1998 Aramada the Planning the Battle and After(By: Robert Milne Tyte) #30
1999 Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim(By: Ronald Lewin) #31
2000 Midway(By: Walter Lord) #32
2007 Guide to the Battlefields of Europe(By: David Chandler) #33

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Wordsworth Military Library reading order?

The Wordsworth Military Library reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Wordsworth Military Library books are there?

This catalog currently lists 33 Wordsworth Military Library books published across 1951-2007.

Who writes the Wordsworth Military Library books?

Wordsworth Military Library is listed as a book series by Len Deighton.

Should I read Wordsworth Military Library in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Wordsworth Military Library. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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