Along with fiction books like his first novel “The Frat Wagon”, Whiting’s 70 odd non-fiction books covered individual battles, German espionage, war leaders – particularly General George Patton and SS Colonel Jochen Peiper – and the war on the home front. The Battle of Hurtgen Forest, The Bannatyne Books Patton, and more Charles Whiting books are now available on Amazon Kindle. Read them for free with Amazon Unlimited. Charles Whiting Novels – Fiction Frat Wagon – Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 1956, Magna Large Print, 2008. A frightening novel of post-war Germany and of men and women tasting the degradation of defeat. Lest I Fall – Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 1956, Magna Large Print, 2010. This was the Germany of 1955, freed from the shackles of Nazism yet still in the iron grip of corruption and misery. Here is a story of a young man who, against his will, is swept along the tide of degradation to a point of no return. Journey to No End – Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 1957, Magna Large Print, 2010. A professional revolutionary is sent to help a group of working men holding an important factory from going into the hands of East Germany. He soon realises that even […]

Charles needed a very English name for his Duncan Harding books covering the British Navy war-time adventures around the world. Thus Duncan Harding was born! Praise for Charles writing as Duncan Harding “As always, recommended.” Library Journal “His special gift to carry the reader along can be simultaneously dramatic and objective.” Publishers Weekly Fiction Novels as Duncan Harding Torpedo Boat – Futura 1976 Tug of War – Futura 1975 The Destroyer Series Assault on St. Nazaire – Severn House 1997 Attack New York! – Severn House 1994 Come Hell or Highwater! – Severn House 1993 The Finland Mission – Severn House 1999 Flotilla Attack – Futura 1976, GH Smith & Son 2007 Operation Chariot – Futura 1977 Operation Judgement – Severn House 1994 Operation Stormwind – Severn House 1996 Sink the Ark Royal – Severn House 1997 Sink the Graf Spee – Severn House 1998 Sink the Prince of Wales – Severn House 1998 The Tobruk Rescue – Severn House 1995 Special Boat Squadron Series Duncan Harding’s Special Boat Squadron is now partly available as ebooks. Click here to check out his Author Page on Amazon. Assault on the Rock – Severn House 2006 Clash in the Baltic – Severn […]

Charles wrote just one book as Richard Douglas. This was his chosen pseudonym for writing about another division of the British Army. Fiction Novels as Richard Douglas The Rig – Futura 1975

The then publishers Century thought Charles should create another pseudonym for a new series of books about Assault Troop, a specially armoured infantry with Captain Jim Corrigan as the main character. With a Harding already in place why not just change the Christian name. So it was! Fiction Novels as Ian Harding Assault Troop Series Blood Beach – New English Library 1983 Clash on the Rhine – New English Library 1984 Death in the Forest – New English Library 1983 End Run – New English Library 1984

Kerrigan’s books focus on the British Special Boat Service and the Special Air Service. Charles’ grandfather’s surname was Kerrigan and he just added the name John which seemed to go well together. His main characters under the John Kerrigan pseudonym was Mallory and the O’Sullivans of the SAS. Fiction Novels as John Kerrigan The Phoenix Assault – Arrow Books 1980, Signet Dec 1980, as The Bormann Mission by Leo Kessler, Severn House 1997 SBS Series Bluebeard – Arrow Books 1984 Fireball – Arrow Books, 1983 Kill Rommel – Severn House, 1995 Revenge! – Severn House, 1996 Vermin – Arrow Books, 1984 Watchdog – Century, 1984 The O’Sullivans of the SAS Series Kill Rommel – Severn House 1995 Revenge! – Severn House 1996 Surprise Attack – Severn House 1996