Charles Whiting

Charles Whiting

Charles Whiting also wrote as: Leo Kessler, Klaus Konrad, Ian Harding and Duncan Harding.

Charles Whiting was born in York, England on December 18th, 1926 and passed away at the age of 80 on July 24th, 2007.

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Charles Whiting Stats: The highest rated book by Charles Whiting on Book Notification is The Battle of Hurtgen Forest, the 2nd novel in the Spellmount Siegfried Line series. The second-highest rated book is Death of a Division, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Charles Whiting on Book Notification is The Battle of Hurtgen Forest, the 2nd novel in the Spellmount Siegfried Line series. The second most read book is Death of a Division, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Charles Whiting books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Charles Whiting is the Spellmount Siegfried Line Series.

List of SS Wotan Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
10
SS Panzer Battalion
1974
2
Death's Head
1974
3
Claws of Steel
1974
4
Guns at Cassino
1975
5
Devil's Shield
1975
6
Hammer Of The Gods
1975
7
Forced March
1976
8
Blood and Ice / Frozen Mountain
1977
9
The Sand Panthers
1977
10
Counter Attack
1978
11
Hellfire.
1978
12
Panzer Hunt
1979
13
Slaughter Ground
1980
14
Flashpoint
1980
15
Cauldron Of Blood
1981
16
Schirmer's Headhunters
1981
17
Whores of War
1982
18
Schirmer's Death Legion
1983
19
Death ride
1985
20
Slaughter at Salerno
1985
21
March or Die
1985
22
The Outcasts
1986
23
The Hess Assault
1987
24
The March on Warsaw
1988
25
Assault on Baghdad
1992
26
Flight from Berlin
1992
27
Flight from Moscow
1992
28
Fire Over Serbia
1993
29
SS Attacks
1994
30
Breakout from Stalingrad
1996
31
March of Death
1996
32
The Wotan Mission
1996
33
Operation Fury
1997
34
Death from Arctic Skies
1997
35
Death's Eagles
1998
36
The Churchill Papers
1998
37
Patton's Wall
1999
38
Stalag Assault
2000
39
Operation Glenn Miller
2001
40
Operation Iraq
2005
41
Operation Leningrad
2005
42
The Reich Flies the Flag
2005
43
Rommel's Last Battle
2006
44
From Tyranny to Freedom
2008
45
Some Desperate Glory
2014

List of SS Wotan Series in Chronological Order

#ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
10
SS Panzer Battalion
1974
2
Death's Head
1974
3
Claws of Steel
1974
4
Guns at Cassino
1975
5
Devil's Shield
1975
6
Hammer Of The Gods
1975
7
Forced March
1976
8
Blood and Ice / Frozen Mountain
1977
9
The Sand Panthers
1977
10
Counter Attack
1978
11
Panzer Hunt
1979
12
Slaughter Ground
1980
13
Hellfire.
1978
14
Flashpoint
1980
15
Cauldron Of Blood
1981
16
Schirmer's Headhunters
1981
17
Whores of War
1982
18
Schirmer's Death Legion
1983
19
Death ride
1985
20
Slaughter at Salerno
1985
21
March or Die
1985
22
The Outcasts
1986
23
The Hess Assault
1987
24
The March on Warsaw
1988
25
Assault on Baghdad
1992
26
Flight from Moscow
1992
27
Fire Over Serbia
1993
28
Flight from Berlin
1992
29
Breakout from Stalingrad
1996
30
The Wotan Mission
1996
31
March of Death
1996
32
Operation Fury
1997
33
Death from Arctic Skies
1997
34
Death's Eagles
1998
35
The Churchill Papers
1998
36
Patton's Wall
1999
37
Stalag Assault
2000
38
Operation Glenn Miller
2001
39
Operation Iraq
2005
40
Operation Leningrad
2005
41
The Reich Flies the Flag
2005
42
Rommel's Last Battle
2006
43
From Tyranny to Freedom
2008
44
Some Desperate Glory
2014
46
SS Attacks
1994

List of Assault Troop Books in Publication Order (as Ian Harding)

List of The Black Cossacks Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of The Common Smith VC Adventures Books in Publication Order

List of The Destroyer Books in Publication Order (as Duncan Harding)

List of The Destroyers Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Operation Fox Hunt
1974
2
Operation Stalag
1974
3
Operation Afrika
1975
4
Operation Werewolf
1975
5
Operation Caucasian Fox
1975
6
Operation Kill Ike
1975
7
Operation Northwind
1986
8
Operation Judgment ( As: Duncan Harding)
1998
9
Operation Il Duce
2003
10
Operation Torch ( As: Duncan Harding)
2005

List of Otto Stahl Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of Rebel Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of Rommel Series Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of Russian Series Books in Publication Order (as)

List of Sea Wolves Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of Special Boat Squadron Books in Publication Order (as Duncan Harding)

List of Spellmount Siegfried Line Books in Publication Order

List of Spymaster Books in Publication Order

List of Stormtroop Edelweiss Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of Stuka Squadron Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of Submarine Books in Publication Order (as Leo Kessler)

List of T-Force Books in Publication Order

List of X-craft Books in Publication Order (as Duncan Harding)

List of Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Battle Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Kursk: The Clash Of Armour (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
Kursk: The Clash Of Armour (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
1969
2
Tarawa: A Legend is Born (By: David Mason, Barrie Pitt, Henry I. Shaw Jr.)
Tarawa: A Legend is Born (By: David Mason, Barrie Pitt, Henry I. Shaw Jr.)
1969
3
6
Pearl Harbor (By: A.J. Barker)
1969
4
Midway: The Turning Point (By: A.J. Barker)
1970
5
Anzio: The Bid for Rome (By: Christopher Hibbert)
1970
6
The Defense of Moscow (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
The Defense of Moscow (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
1970
7
6
Leyte Gulf: Armada In The Pacific (By: Donald Macintyre)
1970
8
Bir Hacheim: Desert Citadel (By: Richard Holmes)
Bir Hacheim: Desert Citadel (By: Richard Holmes)
1971
9
Battle of the Ruhr Pocket
1971
10
Ike's Last Battle: The Battle of the Ruhr Pocket April 1945
1971
11
Vimy Ridge: 1914-18 (By: Kenneth John Macksey)
1972
12
Stalingrad: The Turning Point (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
Stalingrad: The Turning Point (By: Geoffrey Jukes)
1972
13
Dien Bien Phu (By: John Keegan)
1974
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Frat Wagon
1954
2
Kill Patton
1974
3
Tug of War ( As: Duncan Harding)
1976
4
Torpedo Boat ( As: Duncan Harding)
1976
5
Iron Fist ( As: Leo Kessler)
1977
6
Orders To Kill
1978
7
Great York Air Raid ( As: Leo Kessler)
1979
8
Breakthrough ( As: Leo Kessler)
1979
9
The Phoenix Assault (By: John Kerrigan)
The Phoenix Assault (By: John Kerrigan)
1980
10
S. S. Peiper: Life and Death of Jochen Peiper ( As: Leo Kessler)
1986
11
Bugles at Dawn
1990
12
Sabres in the Sun
1991
13
Attack New York! ( As: Duncan Harding)
1994
14
Come Hell Or Highwater! ( As: Duncan Harding)
1994
15
The Hitler Werewolf Murders ( As: Leo Kessler)
1994
16
Tobruk Rescue ( As: Duncan Harding)
1995
17
Kommando: Hitler's Special Forces in the Second World War ( As: Leo Kessler)
1995
18
Sink the Tirpitz ( As: Duncan Harding)
1996
19
The Bormann Mission ( As: Leo Kessler)
1997
20
Assault on St Nazaire ( As: Duncan Harding)
1997
21
Sink the Ark Royal ( As: Duncan Harding)
1997
22
Sink the Graf Spee ( As: Duncan Harding)
1998
23
Sink the Prince of Wales ( As: Duncan Harding)
1999
24
The Balkan Chase
1999
25
Battle for Hitler's Eagle's Nest ( As: Leo Kessler)
2000
26
Sink the Hood ( As: Duncan Harding)
2000
27
Sink the Bismarck ( As: Duncan Harding)
2001
28
The Screaming Eagles ( As: Leo Kessler)
2001
29
Sink the Cossack ( As: Duncan Harding)
2001
30
Sink HMS Kelly ( As: Duncan Harding)
2002
31
Murder at Colditz ( As: Leo Kessler)
2002
32
The Great Escape ( As: Leo Kessler)
2002
33
Monty's Greatest Victory: The Drive for the Baltic April - May 1945
2002
34
Sink the Warspite ( As: Duncan Harding)
2002
35
Sirens of Dunkirk ( As: Leo Kessler)
2003
36
Operation Long Jump ( As: Leo Kessler)
2004
37
The Blackout Murders ( As: Leo Kessler)
2004
38
The Field Marshal's Revenge: The Breakdown of a Special Relationship
2004
39
Hitler Youth Attacks! ( As: Leo Kessler)
2004
40
Clash In The Baltic: Ian Fleming's Secret Mission ( As: Duncan Harding)
2005
41
Convoy of Death ( As: Duncan Harding)
2005
42
Massacre at Jutland ( As: Duncan Harding)
2006
43
Assault on the Rock ( As: Duncan Harding)
2006
44
Prepared to Die ( As: Duncan Harding, With: Leo Kesseler)
Prepared to Die ( As: Duncan Harding, With: Leo Kesseler)
2007
45
Journey to No End
2010
46
Death Comes to a Deserter ( As: Duncan Harding)
2010
47
Ramps Down, Troops Away! ( As: Duncan Harding)
2018
48
The Mighty Fallen
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Patton
1970
2
48 Hours to Hammelburg: Patton's Secret Mission
1970
3
Bradley
1971
4
Skorzeny
1972
5
Hitler's Werewolves: The story of the Nazi resistance movement, 1944-1945
1972
6
Gehlen: Germany's Master Spy
1972
7
The Hunt for Martin Bormann: The Truth
1972
8
Finale at Flensburg
1973
9
Hunters from the Sky: The German Parachute Corps, 1940-1945
1974
10
A Bridge at Arnhem
1974
11
The Battle For Twelveland: An Account Of Anglo American Intelligence Operations Within Nazi Germany, 1939 1945
1975
12
Bloody Aachen
1976
13
Yorkshire at War: The Story of Fighting Yorkshire at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945 ( As: Leo Kessler, With: Eric Taylor)
1980
14
6
Death of a Division
1981
15
Siegfried: The Nazis' Last Stand
1982
16
The Home Front: Germany
1982
17
44 : In Combat from Normandy to the Ardennes
1984
18
Ardennes: The Secret War
1985
19
'45 the Final Drive from the Rhine to the Baltic
1985
20
The Other Battle of the Bulge: Operation Northwind
1986
21
Patton's Last Battle
1987
22
The Long March on Rome: The Forgotten War
1987
23
Britain Under Fire: The Blitz on Britain in World War Two
1987
24
The Poor Bloody Infantry: 1939-45
1987
25
The Three Star Blitz: The Baedeker Raids And The Start Of Total War, 1942 1943
1987
26
Jochen Peiper: Battle Commander SS Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler
1988
27
Hero: The Life and Death of Audie Murphy
1990
28
Warriors of Death. The Final Battles of Hitler's Private Bodyguard 1944-45
1991
29
Papa Goes to War: Ernest Hemingway in Europe 1944-45
1991
30
Bounce the Rhine
1992
31
March on London
1992
32
Slaughter Over Sicily: The Airborne Massacre
1992
33
The Battle of the Bulge: The Untold Story
1994
34
Last Assault: 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge Reassessed
1994
35
Death On A Distant Frontier: A Lost Victory, 1944
1996
36
Massacre at Malmedy
1996
37
Paths of Death and Glory: The Last Days of the Third Reich
1997
38
America's Forgotten Army: The True Story of the U.S. Seventh Army in WWII - And An Unknown Battle that Changed History
1999
39
West Wall: The Battle for Hitler's Siegfried Line September 1944-March 1945
1999
40
A Travellers Guide to the Battle for the German Frontier
1999
41
Heydrich: Henchman Of Death
1999
42
Battleground Korea
2000
43
Hitler's Secret War: The Nazi Espionage Campaigns Against the Allies
2000
44
American Hero. the Life and Death of Audie Murphy
2000
45
Search for Gestapo Muller
2001
46
Ghost Front: The Ardennes Before The Battle Of The Bulge
2002
47
Disaster at Kasserine: Ike and the 1st Army in North Africa 1943
2003
48
American Deserter. General Eisenhower and the Execution of Eddie Slovik
2004
49
Hitler's Warriors: The final Battles of Hitler's Private Bodyguard, 1944-1945
2004
50
The Great German Escape: Covert Operations in the Battle of the Bulge December 1944
2009
51
SS Kommando
2010

Charles Whiting: Biography

Charles Whiting was born on December 18th, 1926. Charles passed away July 24th, 2007 at 80 years old. Charles Whiting was born in York, England.

Charles Whiting is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. There are currently 51 books available. The first was released in 1970 with the novel Patton. The most recently released novel was SS Kommando which was released in 2010.

Related Authors

The most common authors followed by users who also follow Charles Whiting are:

  1. Rick Atkinson, author of the World War II Liberation Trilogy Series.
  2. Randall Munroe, author of the novel: What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions.
  3. Jill Lepore, author of the novel: This America: The Case for the Nation.
  4. Niall Williams, author of the novel: History of the Rain.
  5. Osamu Dazai, author of the Osamu Dazai Books.

Charles Whiting: F.A.Q

When was Charles Whiting Born?

Charles Whiting was born on December 18th, 1926.

When did Charles Whiting die?

Charles Whiting died on July 24th, 2007 at 80 years old.

Where was Charles Whiting Born?

Charles Whiting was born in York, England.

What was the first book Charles Whiting wrote?

The first novel written by Charles Whiting was The Frat Wagon, published in 1954.

What was the most recent book Charles Whiting wrote?

His most recently released work was The Mighty Fallen on December 17th, 2020.

How many books has Charles Whiting written?

Charles Whiting has written 222 books across 28 series.
  • 45 books in the SS Wotan Series
  • 4 books in the Assault Troop Series
  • 5 books in The Black Cossacks Series
  • 7 books in The Common Smith VC Adventures Series
  • 2 books in The Destroyer Series
  • 10 books in The Destroyers Series
  • 6 books in the Otto Stahl Series
  • 4 books in the Rebel Series
  • 2 books in the Rommel Series Series
  • 3 books in the Russian Series Series
  • 2 books in the Sea Wolves Series
  • 3 books in the Special Boat Squadron Series
  • 2 books in the Spellmount Siegfried Line Series
  • 2 books in the Spymaster Series
  • 9 books in the Stormtroop Edelweiss Series
  • 4 books in the Stuka Squadron Series
  • 5 books in the Submarine Series
  • 4 books in the T-Force Series
  • 2 books in the X-craft Series
  • 2 books in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Battle Series
  • 47 Standalone Novels
  • 51 Non-Fiction Books
  • 17 Leo Kessler Standalone Novels
  • 1 Leo Kessler Non-Fiction Books
  • 22 Duncan Harding Standalone Novels

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