Order of Barry Sadler Books
Barry Sadler (1940-1989) was an American author of military fiction novels. He created the Casca series, which would later be revived by other authors. Prior to becoming a novelist, Sadler served in the U.S. Army as a Green Beret medic and Staff Sergeant during the Vietnam War. He is well known for his album Ballads of the Green Berets (including hit single titled “Ballad of the Green Berets”). In 1978, Sadler shot country music singer/songwriter Lee Emerson Bellamy in the head, killing him over a woman (Darlene Sharp) and after Bellamy had made numerous harassing phone calls and threats towards Sadler. Sadler was convincted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 4-5 years in prison, but ended up only serving 21 days.
Barry Sadler became a published author in 1977 with his novel The Moi: A Novel of the Vietnam War. His final novel was Rescue, published in 1991. Below is a list of Barry Sadler’s books in order of when they were first released:
Publication Order of Casca Books
(with Tony Roberts, Michael B. Goodwin)
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The Eternal Mercenary |
(1979) |
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God of Death |
(1979) |
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The War Lord |
(1980) |
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Panzer Soldier |
(1980) |
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The Barbarian |
(1981) |
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The Persian |
(1982) |
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The Damned |
(1982) |
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Soldier of Fortune |
(1983) |
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The Sentinel |
(1983) |
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The Conquistador |
(1984) |
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The Legionnaire |
(1984) |
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The African Mercenary |
(1984) |
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The Assassin |
(1985) |
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The Phoenix |
(1985) |
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The Pirate |
(1985) |
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Desert Mercenary |
(1986) |
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The Warrior |
(1987) |
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The Cursed |
(1987) |
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The Samurai |
(1988) |
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Soldier of Gideon |
(1988) |
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The Trench Soldier |
(1989) |
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The Mongol |
(1990) |
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The Liberator |
(1999) |
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The Defiant |
(2001) |
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Halls of Montezuma |
(2006) |
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Johnny Reb |
(2007) |
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The Confederate |
(2008) |
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The Avenger |
(2008) |
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Immortal Dragon |
(2008) |
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Napoleon’s Soldier |
(2009) |
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The Conqueror |
(2009) |
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The Anzac |
(2010) |
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The Outlaw |
(2010) |
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Devil’s Horseman |
(2010) |
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The Minuteman |
(2011) |
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Roman Mercenary |
(2012) |
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The Continental |
(2012) |
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Sword Of The Brotherhood |
(2014) |
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The Crusader |
(2014) |
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Blitzkrieg |
(2014) |
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The Longbowman |
(2014) |
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Barbarossa |
(2015) |
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Scourge Of Asia |
(2015) |
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Balkan Mercenary |
(2016) |
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Emperor’s Mercenary |
(2016) |
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The Cavalryman |
(2017) |
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The Viking |
(2017) |
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The Austrian |
(2018) |
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The Lombard |
(2018) |
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The Commissar |
(2019) |
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The Saracen |
(2019) |
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The Rough Rider |
(2020) |
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The Last Defender |
(2020) |
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The Killer |
(2021) |
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The Moor |
(2021) |
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The Iron Duke’s Man |
(2022) |
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The Red Rose |
(2022) |
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The Hunter |
(2023) |
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The Explorer |
(2023) |
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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The Moi |
(1977) |
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Nashville with a Bullet |
(1981) |
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Morituri |
(1982) |
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Cry Havoc |
(1983) |
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Phu Nham |
(1984) |
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Run For The Sun |
(1986) |
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The Shooter |
(1987) |
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Seppuku |
(1988) |
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Razor |
(1988) |
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Rescue |
(1991) |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
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Everything You Want to Know About the Record Industry in Nashville, Tennessee, Country Music Capital of the World |
(1978) |
Note: Following The Mongol, the Casca series was written by other authors – most notably Tony Roberts. Nashville with a Bullet was co-authored by Billy Arr.