Captain Kelly Maguire Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Lion at Sea |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Dangerous Years |
1978 |
Buy |
| Back To Battle |
1979 |
Buy |
Goff Family Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Soldier of the Queen |
1980 |
Buy |
| The Blunted Lance |
1981 |
Buy |
| The Iron Stallions |
1982 |
Buy |
Martin Falconer Thrillers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Fledglings |
1971 |
Buy |
| The Professionals |
1973 |
Buy |
| The Victors |
1975 |
Buy |
| The Interceptors |
1977 |
Buy |
| The Revolutionaries |
1978 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Mustering of the Hawks |
1972 |
Buy |
| The Crimson Wind |
1985 |
Buy |
The Boer War#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Fleeing Tiger |
2022 |
Buy |
The By Air, By Land, By Sea Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Light Cavalry Action |
2021 |
Buy |
| The Thirty Days’ War |
2021 |
Buy |
The RAF Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Bright Blue Sky |
1982 |
Buy |
| The Challenging Heights |
1983 |
Buy |
| Once More the Hawks |
1984 |
Buy |
The Shadows of War Collection Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Old Trade of Killing |
2022 |
Buy |
| A Funny Place to Hold a War |
2022 |
Buy |
| Flawed Banner |
2022 |
Buy |
The WWII Naval Thrillers Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Sea Shall Not Have Them |
2019 |
Buy |
| Ride Out the Storm |
2019 |
Buy |
WWII Italian Collection Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Harkaway’s Sixth Column |
1983 |
Buy |
| Up For Grabs |
1985 |
Buy |
| Picture of Defeat |
1988 |
Buy |
Max Hennessy wrote military fiction covering conflicts from the Boer War through both World Wars, with 27 books spread across ten different series. His earliest work, the Martin Falconer Thrillers, began with The Fledglings in 1971 and ran to five books focused on aviation and warfare. The Captain Kelly Maguire trilogy followed in the late 1970s, telling a naval story across The Lion at Sea, The Dangerous Years, and Back To Battle.
Hennessy also produced the RAF Trilogy, the Goff Family cavalry series, and the WWII Italian Collection, among others. Several of his books were reissued or collected in the early 2020s, with series like The Shadows of War Collection and The By Air, By Land, By Sea appearing in 2021 and 2022. His work stayed firmly within military and historical fiction throughout his career, covering land, sea, and air warfare across multiple decades of 20th-century conflict.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Max Hennessy written?
Max Hennessy has written 27 books across ten series.
What was Max Hennessy's first book?
Max Hennessy’s first book is The Fledglings, published in 1971.
What genres does Max Hennessy write in?
Max Hennessy writes thriller. Their best-known work includes the Captain Kelly Maguire series.