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Charles W. Sasser Books in Order

Charles W. Sasser has written 47 books, published between 1984 and 2017. The first book is No Gentle Streets (1984) and the newest is Crushing the Collective (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
47
Published
1984–2017
Pages on record
10,187 in 32 of 47 books
Reading time
170–255 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,187 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 32 of 47 titles with a page count on record.

See all 47 books in order Printable Charles W. Sasser checklist

Military history and men's adventure fiction fill Charles W. Sasser's catalogue of 47 books, published between 1984 and 2017. World War II, the Vietnam War, terrorism and the careers of military officers supply most of the subject matter, in titles such as One Shot - One Kill (1990) and Smoke Jumpers (1996). Sasser's fiction series are Detachment Delta, Six and OSS Commando. The list opens with No Gentle Streets (1984) and ends with Crushing the Collective (2017).

How many Charles W. Sasser books are there?

Charles W. Sasser has 47 books, released between 1984 and 2017. They include 3 series and 38 titles listed outside any series.

Charles W. Sasser Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 47 Charles W. Sasser books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of No Gentle Streets by Charles W. Sasser (1984)
  2. Cover of The Walking Dead by Charles W. Sasser (1989)
  3. Cover of One Shot - One Kill by Charles W. Sasser (1990)
  4. Cover of The 100th Kill by Charles W. Sasser (1991)
  5. Cover of Shoot to Kill by Charles W. Sasser (1994)
  6. Cover of Smoke Jumpers by Charles W. Sasser (1996)
  7. Cover of First Seal by Charles W. Sasser (1997)
  8. Cover of Doc: Platoon Medic by Charles W. Sasser (1998)
  9. Cover of Fire Cops by Charles W. Sasser (1998)
  10. Cover of Arctic Homestead by Charles W. Sasser (2000)
  11. Cover of Liberty City by Charles W. Sasser (2000)
  12. Cover of Taking Fire by Charles W. Sasser (2001)
  13. Cover of Punitive Strike by Charles W. Sasser, book 1 of the Detachment Delta series (2002)
  14. Cover of Encyclopedia of the Navy Seals by Charles W. Sasser (2002)
  15. Cover of Raider by Charles W. Sasser (2002)
  16. Cover of Operation Iron Weed by Charles W. Sasser, book 2 of the Detachment Delta series (2003)
  17. Cover of Operation Deep Steel by Charles W. Sasser, book 3 of the Detachment Delta series (2003)
  18. Cover of Magic Steps to Writing Success by Charles W. Sasser (2003)
  19. Cover of Hill 488 by Charles W. Sasser (2003)
  20. Cover of Operation Aces Wild by Charles W. Sasser, book 4 of the Detachment Delta series (2004)
  21. Cover of Crosshairs on the Kill Zone by Charles W. Sasser (2004)
  22. Cover of Going Bonkers by Charles W. Sasser (2004)
  23. Cover of Dark Planet by Charles W. Sasser (2005)
  24. Cover of Operation Cold Dawn by Charles W. Sasser, book 5 of the Detachment Delta series (2005)
  1. 1
    No Gentle Streets1984 · 374 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1984374
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  2. 2
    The Walking Dead1989 · 238 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989238
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  3. 3
    Homicide1990 · 278 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990278
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  4. 4
    One Shot - One Kill1990 · 260 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990260
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  5. 5
    Girl Scout Murders1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  6. 6
    The 100th Kill1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  7. 7
    Shoot to Kill1994 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994288
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  8. 8
    Last American Heroes1994 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994271
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  9. 9
    In Cold Blood1994 · confirmed 2/4
    1994–
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  10. 10
    Smoke Jumpers1996 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996256
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  11. 11
    First Seal1997 · 250 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997250
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  12. 12
    At Large1998 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998306
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  13. 13
    Doc: Platoon Medic1998 · 360 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998360
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  14. 14
    Fire Cops1998 · 296 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998296
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  15. 15
    Arctic Homestead2000 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000320
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  16. 16
    Liberty City2000 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000346
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  17. 17
    The Return2001 · confirmed 2/4
    2001–
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  18. 18
    Taking Fire2001 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001320
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  19. 19
    Punitive StrikeDetachment Delta #12002 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002368
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  20. 20
    Encyclopedia of the Navy Seals2002 · 270 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002270
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  21. 21
    Raider2002 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002319
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  22. 22
    Operation Iron WeedDetachment Delta #22003 · 389 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003389
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  23. 23
    Operation Deep SteelDetachment Delta #32003 · 387 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003387
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  24. 24
    Magic Steps to Writing Success2003 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003208
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  25. 25
    Hill 4882003 · 359 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003359
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  26. 26
    Operation Aces WildDetachment Delta #42004 · 421 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004421
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  27. 27
    Crosshairs on the Kill Zone2004 · 370 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004370
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  28. 28
    Going Bonkers2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004352
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  29. 29
    Dark Planet2005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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  30. 30
    Operation Cold DawnDetachment Delta #52005 · confirmed 2/4
    2005–
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Charles W. Sasser books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Detachment Delta in order

5 books
  1. 1. Punitive Strike
  2. 2. Operation Iron Weed
  3. 3. Operation Deep Steel
  4. 4. Operation Aces Wild
  5. 5. Operation Cold Dawn

OSS Commando in order

2 books
  1. 1. Final Option
  2. 2. Hitler's A-Bomb

Six in order

2 books
  1. 1. Blood Brothers
  2. 2. End Game

Standalone books

38 books

38 Charles W. Sasser titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Charles W. Sasser books in order?

You only need to read Charles W. Sasser books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Charles W. Sasser

Start with No Gentle Streets (1984), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Charles W. Sasser book?

Crushing the Collective (2017) is the newest Charles W. Sasser book released so far.

Is there a new Charles W. Sasser book coming?

No next Charles W. Sasser book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Charles W. Sasser at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Charles W. Sasser title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Charles W. Sasser books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,187 pages across the 32 of 47 books with a recorded length, a median of 320 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Charles W. Sasser books, 22 of 47, were published in the 2000s.

What the Charles W. Sasser books are about

31 of the 47 Charles W. Sasser books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: united states is tagged on 10 of 31. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.