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Duel Books in Order

Duel contains 31 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III (2008) and the newest is US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider: The Battle of the Atlantic 1942 (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
31
Published
2008–2026
Pages on record
1,040 in 13 of 31 books
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Duel is a listing of 31 books dated 2008 to 2026, and the catalogue gathers two unrelated groups under the one name. Most entries are military histories that set one weapon or ship against another: M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III, Victory vs Redoutable and Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad (2008), Constitution vs Guerriere (2009), CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge (2011), reaching US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider in 2026. Mark Lardas is credited on 12 of them, Chris McNab on 4, Angus Konstam and Gordon Williamson on 2 each. A second group of one-word titles from 2023 and 2024, Entangled, Captured, Deserted and Haunted, carries Mary Lancaster's credit on 5 books. Subjects name naval battles, warships and naval history, and the volumes run to a median of 80 pages.

How many Duel books are there?

Duel has 31 books, released between 2008 and 2026.

Duel Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 31 Duel 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 Victory vs Redoutable by Gregory Fremont-Barnes, book 2 of the Duel series (2008)
  2. Cover of Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad by Ron Field, book 3 of the Duel series (2008)
  3. Cover of CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge, book 5 of the Duel series (2011)
  4. Cover of Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis, book 6 of the Duel series (2012)
  5. Cover of Byzantine Warship vs Arab Warship by Angus Konstam, book 10 of the Duel series (2015)
  6. Cover of German Heavy Cruisers vs Royal Navy Heavy Cruisers, book 19 of the Duel series (2021)
  1. 1
    M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  2. 1
    Entangled2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  3. 2
    Victory vs Redoutable2008 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200880
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  4. 2
    Captured2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  5. 3
    Confederate Ironclad vs Union Ironclad2008 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200880
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  6. 3
    Deserted2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  7. 4
    Constitution vs Guerriere2009 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200980
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  8. 4
    Beloved2023 · confirmed 2/4
    2023–
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  9. 5
    CSS Alabama vs USS Kearsarge2011 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201180
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  10. 5
    Haunted2024 · confirmed 2/4
    2024–
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  11. 6
    Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis2012 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201280
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  12. 7
    British Frigate vs French Frigate2013 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201380
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  13. 8
    U-Boats vs Destroyer Escorts2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  14. 9
    F-8 Crusader vs MiG-172014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  15. 10
    Byzantine Warship vs Arab Warship2015 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201580
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  16. 11
    Bradley vs BMP2016 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201680
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  17. 12
    USS Lawrence vs HMS Detroit2017 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    201780
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  18. 13
    Sagger Anti-Tank Missile vs M60 Main Battle Tank2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  19. 14
    Walker Bulldog vs T-542019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  20. 15
    Spanish Galleon vs English Galleon2020 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202080
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  21. 16
    British Battleship vs German Battleship: 1941–432020 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202080
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  22. 17
    German 88mm Gun vs Allied Armour2021 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202180
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  23. 18
    Arab Armour vs Israeli Armour2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  24. 19
    German Heavy Cruisers vs Royal Navy Heavy Cruisers2021 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/4
    202180
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  25. 20
    B-25 Mitchell vs Japanese Destroyer2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  26. 21
    E-Boat vs MTB2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  27. 22
    US Destroyers vs German U-Boats2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  28. 23
    Sunderland vs U-boat2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  29. 24
    Coalition Armor vs Iraqi Forces2024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  30. 25
    U-Boat vs Royal Navy Capital Ship: 1939–452026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  31. 26
    US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider: The Battle of the Atlantic 19422026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Where to start with Duel

Start with M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Duel book?

US Liberty Ship vs German Surface Raider: The Battle of the Atlantic 1942 (2026) is the newest Duel book released so far.

Is there a new Duel book coming?

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

Duel at a glance

Still running
Duel is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Duel books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,040 pages across the 13 of 31 books with a recorded length, a median of 80 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Duel books, 17 of 31, were published in the 2020s.
Attribution
Of the 31 titles, 12 are credited to Mark Lardas, 5 to Mary Lancaster, 4 to Chris McNab and 2 to Giuseppe Rava. A further 16 writers are credited.

What the Duel books are about

13 of the 31 Duel 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 5 of 13. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • History 5 of 13 books
  • Naval operations 4 of 13 books
  • Naval battles 2 of 13 books
  • Warships 2 of 13 books
  • World history 2 of 13 books