Leo Kessler

Leo Kessler

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

Leo Kessler 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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Leo Kessler Stats: The highest rated book by Leo Kessler on Book Notification is SS Panzer Battalion, the first novel in the SS Wotan series.

The most read book by Leo Kessler on Book Notification is SS Panzer Battalion, the first novel in the SS Wotan series.

Below is a complete list of Leo Kessler books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Leo Kessler is the SS Wotan Series.

List of SS Wotan Books in Publication 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
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 The Black Cossacks Books in Publication Order

List of Otto Stahl Books in Publication Order

List of Rebel Books in Publication Order

List of Rommel Series Books in Publication Order

List of Sea Wolves Books in Publication Order

List of Stormtroop Edelweiss Books in Publication Order

List of Stuka Squadron Books in Publication Order

List of Submarine Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Iron Fist
1977
2
Great York Air Raid
1979
3
Breakthrough
1979
4
S. S. Peiper: Life and Death of Jochen Peiper
1986
5
The Hitler Werewolf Murders
1994
6
Kommando: Hitler's Special Forces in the Second World War
1995
7
The Bormann Mission
1997
8
Battle for Hitler's Eagle's Nest
2000
9
The Screaming Eagles
2001
10
Murder at Colditz
2002
11
The Great Escape
2002
12
Sirens of Dunkirk
2003
13
Operation Long Jump
2004
14
The Blackout Murders
2004
15
Hitler Youth Attacks!
2004
16
Monty's Fight for Victory
2006
17
Prepared to Die (By: Duncan Harding, Leo Kesseler)
Prepared to Die (By: Duncan Harding, Leo Kesseler)
2007
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Yorkshire at War: The Story of Fighting Yorkshire at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945 (With: Eric Taylor)
1980

Leo Kessler: Biography

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

Leo Kessler was the author of the SS Wotan series which consists of 45 novels. The SS Wotan series started in 1974 with the novel SS Panzer Battalion. The most recently released novel in the SS Wotan series was Some Desperate Glory which was released in 2014. There are no upcoming novels for the SS Wotan series.

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Leo Kessler: F.A.Q

When was Leo Kessler Born?

Leo Kessler was born on December 18th, 1926.

When did Leo Kessler die?

Leo Kessler died on July 24th, 2007 at 80 years old.

Where was Leo Kessler Born?

Leo Kessler was born in York, England.

What was the first book Leo Kessler wrote?

The first novel written by Leo Kessler was SS Panzer Battalion, published in 1974.

What was the most recent book Leo Kessler wrote?

His most recently released work was Some Desperate Glory on October 8th, 2014.

How many books has Leo Kessler written?

Leo Kessler has written 99 books across 12 series.
  • 45 books in the SS Wotan Series
  • 5 books in The Black Cossacks Series
  • 6 books in the Otto Stahl Series
  • 4 books in the Rebel Series
  • 2 books in the Rommel Series Series
  • 2 books in the Sea Wolves Series
  • 9 books in the Stormtroop Edelweiss Series
  • 4 books in the Stuka Squadron Series
  • 5 books in the Submarine Series
  • 16 Standalone Novels
  • 1 Non-Fiction Books

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