Wordsworth Military Library books in order

The Wordsworth Military Library is a multi-author reprint series covering military history from ancient warfare through the twentieth century.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Drama Of The Scharnhorst 1951 Bruce Catton Buy
2 The Struggle for Europe 1952 Bruce Catton Buy
3 The Crecy War 1955 Bruce Catton Buy
4 This Hallowed Ground 1955 Bruce Catton Buy
5 The Agincourt War 1956 Bruce Catton Buy
6 The Generalship of Alexander the Great 1958 Bruce Catton Buy
7 The Longest Day 1959 Bruce Catton Buy
8 Julius Caesar 1965 Bruce Catton Buy
9 Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses 1966 Bruce Catton Buy
10 A Concise History of Warfare 1972 Bruce Catton Buy
11 Queen Victoria’s Little Wars 1972 Bruce Catton Buy
12 The Peninsular War 1973 Bruce Catton Buy
13 Winston Churchill 1974 Bruce Catton Buy
14 The Hussar General: The Life of Blücher, Man of Waterloo 1975 Bruce Catton Buy
15 Rorke’s drift 1975 Bruce Catton Buy
16 The Thin Yellow Line 1975 Bruce Catton Buy
17 The Great Anglo-Boer War 1976 Bruce Catton Buy
18 The Battle of Loos 1976 Bruce Catton Buy
19 The English Civil War 1976 Bruce Catton Buy
20 Rommel: The Trail of the Fox 1977 Bruce Catton Buy
21 Battle of Britain 1980 Bruce Catton Buy
22 The Great War 1980 Bruce Catton Buy
23 Flying Colours: The Epic Story Of Douglas Bader 1981 Bruce Catton Buy
24 The Right of the Line 1985 Bruce Catton Buy
25 The Military Experience In The Age Of Reason 1987 Bruce Catton Buy
26 The 1916 Battle of the Somme Reconsidered 1988 Bruce Catton Buy
27 Business In Great Waters 1989 Bruce Catton Buy
28 A Dictionary of Napoleonic Wars 1993 Bruce Catton Buy
29 Crusades 1998 Bruce Catton Buy
30 Aramada the Planning the Battle and After 1998 Bruce Catton Buy
31 Slim: The Standardbearer: A Biography of Field-Marshal the Viscount Slim 1999 Bruce Catton Buy
32 Midway 2000 Bruce Catton Buy
33 Guide to the Battlefields of Europe 2007 Bruce Catton Buy

The Wordsworth Military Library is a reprint series that makes classic military history available in affordable editions. The lineup covers thousands of years of warfare, from ancient Greece and Rome through both World Wars.

Bruce Catton’s works appear in the series alongside titles by Cornelius Ryan (The Longest Day), John Keegan, and many other military historians. The series is aimed at general readers with an interest in military history who want access to well-regarded books at a reasonable price.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Wordsworth Military Library series?

There are 33 books in the Wordsworth Military Library series, published between 1951 and 2007.

What is the first book in the Wordsworth Military Library series?

The first book in the Wordsworth Military Library series is The Drama Of The Scharnhorst, published in 1951.

Did Bruce Catton write all the Wordsworth Military Library books?

No, the series is a publishing imprint that reprints classic military history from many different authors. Catton’s Civil War works are included alongside books on topics ranging from Alexander the Great to the Battle of Britain.

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