Leo Kessler

Leo Kessler

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

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 most read book by Leo Kessler on Book Notification is SS Panzer Battalion, the first novel in the SS Wotan series. The second most read book is Claws of Steel (SS Wotan #3).

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

Ranked by popularity, the top SS Wotan books are SS Panzer Battalion, Claws of Steel, and Devil's Shield.

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

List of SS Wotan Books in Chronological Order

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

List of The Black Cossacks Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top The Black Cossacks books are Mountain of Skulls, Sabres of the Reich, and The Black Cossacks.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Black Cossacks ( As: Charles Whiting)
1975
Go
2
Sabres of the Reich ( As: Charles Whiting)
1976
Go
3
Mountain of Skulls ( As: Charles Whiting)
1977
Go
4
The Traitors
1977
Go
5
Wolf
1978
Go

List of Otto Stahl Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Otto Stahl books are Otto's Blitzkrieg!, Otto and the Himmler loveletters, and Otto And The Yanks.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ottos Phoney War
1981
Go
2
Otto's Blitzkrieg!
1982
Go
3
Otto and the Reds
1982
Go
4
Otto And The Yanks
1983
Go
5
Otto and the S.S.
1983
Go
6
Otto and the Himmler loveletters
1984
Go

List of Rebel Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Rebel books are Death Match, Breakout, and Cannon Fodder.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Cannon Fodder
1987
Go
2
The Die-hards
1987
Go
3
Breakout
1988
Go
4
Death Match
1988
Go

List of Rommel Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Ghost Division
1979
Go
2
Massacre ( As: Charles Whiting)
1979
Go

List of Sea Wolves Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Sink the "Scharnhorst"!
1981
Go
2
Death to the Deutschland
1982
Go

List of Stormtroop Edelweiss Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Stormtroop Edelweiss books are Eagles In The Snow, Blood Mountain, and Storm Troop.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Storm Troop
1977
Go
2
Blood Mountain
1978
Go
3
Valley of the Assassins
1979
Go
4
Red Assault
1979
Go
5
Himmler's Gold
1980
Go
6
Fire Over Kabul
1982
Go
7
Wave of Terror
1983
Go
8
Eagles In The Snow
1983
Go
9
Fire over Africa
1984
Go

List of Stuka Squadron Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Stuka Squadron books are The Black Knights, Blood Mission, and Hawks of Death.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Black Knights
1983
Go
2
Hawks of Death
1983
Go
3
Tank-busters!
1984
Go
4
Blood Mission
1984
Go

List of Submarine Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Submarine books are Convoy to Catastrophe, Fire in the West, and Operation Deathwatch.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Wolf Pack
1985
Go
2
Operation Deathwatch
1986
Go
3
Fire in the West
1986
Go
4
Convoy to Catastrophe
1986
Go
5
Flight to the Reich
1987
Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Iron Fist, Kommando: Hitler's Special Forces in the Second World War, and Hitler Youth Attacks!.

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

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Yorkshire at War: The Story of Fighting Yorkshire at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945 (With: Eric Taylor)
1980
Go
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Leo Kessler

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 book 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.

What is the most popular book by Leo Kessler?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Leo Kessler book is SS Panzer Battalion. Here are his most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. SS Panzer Battalion (10.00)
  2. Claws of Steel (10.00)
  3. Devil's Shield (10.00)
  4. Forced March (10.00)

How many books has Leo Kessler written?

Leo Kessler has written 99 books across 13 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
  • 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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