Destroyers Books in Order
Destroyers by Charles Whiting contains 10 books, published between 1974 and 2005. The first book is Operation Fox Hunt (1974) and the newest is Operation Torch (As: Duncan Harding) (2005). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1974–2005
- Total pages
- 2,143 across 10 books
- Reading time
- 36–54 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 2,143 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.
Destroyers is a Second World War series by Charles Whiting, 10 books published between 1974 and 2005. Subjects across the run record the campaigns of 1939-1945, Operation Torch, suspense fiction, and war and military action. Operation Fox Hunt (1974) is the first entry; the most recent, Operation Torch (2005), is listed under the name Duncan Harding, as is Operation Judgment (1998). All 10 books have a recorded length, at a median of 211 pages.
How many Destroyers books are there?
Destroyers has 10 books, released between 1974 and 2005.
Destroyers Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Destroyers 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.
- 1Operation Fox Hunt1974 · 266 pages · confirmed 1/419742661/4
- 2Operation Stalag1974 · 292 pages · confirmed 1/419742921/4
- 3Operation Afrika1975 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/419752721/4
- 4Operation Werewolf1975 · 140 pages · confirmed 1/419751401/4
- 5Operation Caucasian Fox1975 · 156 pages · confirmed 1/419751561/4
- 6Operation Kill Ike1975 · 157 pages · confirmed 1/419751571/4
- 7Operation Northwind1986 · 198 pages · confirmed 1/419861981/4
- 8Operation Judgment (As: Duncan Harding)1998 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/419982561/4
- 9Operation Il Duce2003 · 224 pages · confirmed 1/420032241/4
- 10Operation Torch (As: Duncan Harding)2005 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/420051821/4
Is there a chronological order for Destroyers?
No separate chronological order is on record for Destroyers, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Destroyers books in order?
You should read the Destroyers books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Destroyers book also stands alone.
Where to start with Destroyers
Start with Operation Fox Hunt (1974), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Destroyers book?
Operation Torch (As: Duncan Harding) (2005) is the newest Destroyers book released so far.
Is there a new Destroyers book coming?
No next Destroyers book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Destroyers at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Destroyers title on record dates from 2005, 21 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Destroyers books have appeared about one every 3 years on average.
- Length
- 2,143 pages across all 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 211 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Destroyers books, 6 of 10, were published in the 1970s.
What the Destroyers books are about
6 of the 10 Destroyers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: campaigns is tagged on 3 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Campaigns 3 of 6 books
- World War, 1939-1945 3 of 6 books
More books by Charles Whiting
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Charles Whiting books in order 152 books