Charles Whiting

While it was clear that something was wrong given the high number of casualties, those in high command refused to admit any mistake. There was the army's pride and many careers at stake, so more troops continued to be poured, and the slaughter went on unabated. The motive behind this battle had already lost its purpose, so, unfortunately, many continued to meet such senseless deaths.

The best place to start is the World War II series, the earliest of Charles Whiting's multi-book series: it opens with The Battle of Britain (1969) and runs to 39 books across 1969–1984, ending with Prelude to War (1984). Charles Whiting's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

Charles Whiting has 288 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1954 and 2026. 189 of them belong to 24 named series — the largest being the SS Wotan series with 45 books — and 99 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Whiting's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are World War II (1969–1984, 39 books), Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Battle (1969–1974, 16 books) and Spellmount Siegfried Line (1969–1988, 2 books), plus 21 more.

This guide splits Charles Whiting's 288 books into 24 named series and 99 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: SS Wotan (45 books, 1974–2014); World War II (39 books, 1969–1984); Ballantine's Illustrated History of World War II / the Violent Century: Battle (16 books, 1969–1974); The Destroyers (10 books, 1974–2005); Stormtroop Edelweiss (9 books, 1977–1984), plus 19 further series.