Donald Jack Books in Order
12 books are credited to Donald Jack, published between 1962 and 2007; 2 of them appeared after Donald Jack's death in 2003. The first book is Three Cheers for Me (1962) and the newest is The Canvas Barricade (2007). Publication order is the reading order below. 9 of the 12 books listed here are in the Bandy Papers series, which has its own page: Bandy Papers books in order.
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1962–2007
- Pages on record
- 3,438 in 10 of 12 books
- Reading time
- 57–86 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,438 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 10 of 12 titles with a page count on record.
Donald Jack, born Donald Lamont Jack on 6 December 1924, was an English and Canadian novelist and playwright who died on 2 June 2003. The catalogue attaches the Bandy Papers series to Jack, with subject headings for war and military fiction, humour, the First and Second World Wars, air pilots and Canada. Three Cheers for Me (1962) is the earliest title, followed by That's Me in the Middle (1973) and It's Me Again (1975). Me Bandy, You Cissie (1979), This One's on Me (1988) and Hitler vs. Me (1996) come later.
How many Donald Jack books are there?
Donald Jack has 12 books, released between 1962 and 2007. 2 of them were published after Donald Jack's death in 2003. 9 of them belong to the Bandy Papers series.
Donald Jack Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 12 Donald Jack 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.
- 11962–2/4
- 219733482/4
- 319754202/4
- 4Sinc, Betty, And The Morning Man1977 · 166 pages · confirmed 2/419771662/4
- 519792522/4
- 6Rogues, Rebels and Geniuses1981 · 662 pages · confirmed 2/419816622/4
- 719834042/4
- 819884042/4
- 91989–2/4
- 1019963322/4
- 1120053082/4
- 12The Canvas Barricade2007 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/420071422/4
Donald Jack series in order
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bandy Papers books in order 9 books
Donald Jack 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.
Standalone books
3 books3 Donald Jack titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Donald Jack books in order?
You only need to read Donald Jack books in order within the Bandy Papers series, which holds 9 of the 12 Donald Jack books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Donald Jack
Start with Three Cheers for Me (1962), the first Bandy Papers book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Donald Jack book?
The Canvas Barricade (2007) is the newest Donald Jack book released so far.
Is there a new Donald Jack book coming?
No next Donald Jack book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Donald Jack at a glance
- Died
- Donald Jack died in 2003, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Donald Jack are still being published after Donald Jack's death in 2003; the newest appeared in 2007.
- Release pace
- Donald Jack books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,438 pages across the 10 of 12 books with a recorded length, a median of 340 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Donald Jack books, 4 of 12, were published in the 1980s.
What the Donald Jack books are about
9 of the 12 Donald Jack books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: war & military is tagged on 3 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- War & military 3 of 9 books
- History 2 of 9 books
- Humor 2 of 9 books
- World War, 1914-1918 2 of 9 books