John C. McManus Books in Order
John C. McManus has written 16 books, published between 1998 and 2023. The first book is The Deadly Brotherhood (1998) and the newest is To the End of the Earth (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1998–2023
- Pages on record
- 6,183 in 13 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 103–155 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,183 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 13 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
John C. McManus writes military history. Recorded subjects centre on the United States Army and the Second World War, taking in military campaigns, Normandy, military life and the history of the American armed forces. Sixteen books span 1998 to 2023, from The Deadly Brotherhood (1998) to To the End of the Earth (2023). The books are long, at a median of 464 pages across the 13 measured. Titles include The Americans at D-Day (2004), Alamo in the Ardennes (2007), Grunts (2010) and September Hope (2012).
How many John C. McManus books are there?
John C. McManus has 16 books, released between 1998 and 2023.
John C. McManus Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 John C. McManus 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.
- 1The Deadly Brotherhood1998 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/419984001/4
- 2Deadly Sky2000 · 464 pages · confirmed 1/420004641/4
- 3The Americans at D-Day2004 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/420044161/4
- 4The Americans at Normandy2004 · 496 pages · confirmed 1/420044961/4
- 5Alamo in the Ardennes2007 · 336 pages · confirmed 1/420073361/4
- 6U.S. Military History for Dummies2007 · 364 pages · confirmed 1/420073641/4
- 7The 7th Infantry Regiment2008 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420084321/4
- 8American Courage, American Carnage2009 · 591 pages · confirmed 1/420095911/4
- 9Grunts2010 · 518 pages · confirmed 1/420105181/4
- 10September Hope2012 · 502 pages · confirmed 1/420125021/4
- 11The Dead and Those About to Die2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 122015–1/4
- 13Fire and Fortitude2019 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/420196401/4
- 14Island Infernos2021 · 576 pages · confirmed 1/420215761/4
- 15The Vietnam War2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 16To the End of the Earth2023 · 448 pages · confirmed 1/420234481/4
John C. McManus 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.
Witness to History in order
1 bookStandalone books
15 books15 John C. McManus titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read John C. McManus books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 16 John C. McManus books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with John C. McManus
Start with The Deadly Brotherhood (1998), the earliest published title.
What is the newest John C. McManus book?
To the End of the Earth (2023) is the newest John C. McManus book released so far.
Is there a new John C. McManus book coming?
No next John C. McManus book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
John C. McManus at a glance
- Paused
- No new John C. McManus title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- John C. McManus books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 6,183 pages across the 13 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 464 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most John C. McManus books, 7 of 16, were published in the 2000s.
What the John C. McManus books are about
11 of the 16 John C. McManus books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 9 of 11. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 9 of 11 books
- United States 8 of 11 books
- World War, 1939-1945 6 of 11 books
- Campaigns 5 of 11 books
- Military history 4 of 11 books
- United States. Army 3 of 11 books
- Military campaigns 2 of 11 books
- United states, armed forces, history 2 of 11 books
- United states, army, history 2 of 11 books
- United states, history, military 2 of 11 books
- United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th 2 of 11 books
- World war, 1939-1945, united states 2 of 11 books