Barry Sadler
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)

The Eternal Mercenary (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
God of Death (1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The War Lord (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Panzer Soldier (1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Barbarian (1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Persian (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Damned (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Soldier of Fortune (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sentinel (1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Conquistador (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Legionnaire (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The African Mercenary (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Assassin (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Phoenix (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Pirate (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Desert Mercenary (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Warrior (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cursed (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Samurai (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Soldier of Gideon (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Trench Soldier (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Mongol (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Liberator (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Defiant (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Halls of Montezuma (By: Tony Roberts) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Johnny Reb (By: Tony Roberts) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Confederate (By: Tony Roberts) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Avenger (By: Tony Roberts) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Immortal Dragon (By: Michael B. Goodwin) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Napoleon's Soldier (By: Tony Roberts) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Conqueror (By: Tony Roberts) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Anzac (By: Tony Roberts) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Outlaw (By: Michael B. Goodwin) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Devil's Horseman (By: Tony Roberts) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Minuteman (By: Tony Roberts) (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Roman Mercenary (By: Tony Roberts) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Continental (By: Tony Roberts) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sword Of The Brotherhood (By: Tony Roberts) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Crusader (By: Tony Roberts) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blitzkrieg (By: Tony Roberts) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Longbowman (By: Tony Roberts) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Barbarossa (By: Tony Roberts) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Scourge Of Asia (By: Tony Roberts) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Balkan Mercenary (By: Tony Roberts) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Emperor's Mercenary (By: Tony Roberts) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Cavalryman (By: Tony Roberts) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Viking (By: Tony Roberts) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Austrian (By: Tony Roberts) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lombard (By: Tony Roberts) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Commissar (By: Tony Roberts) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Saracen (By: Tony Roberts) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Rough Rider (By: Tony Roberts) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Defender (By: Tony Roberts) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Killer (By: Tony Roberts) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Moor (By: Tony Roberts) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Iron Duke's Man (By: Tony Roberts) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Red Rose (By: Tony Roberts) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hunter (By: Tony Roberts) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Explorer (By: Tony Roberts) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Everything You Want to Know About the Record Industry in Nashville, Tennessee, Country Music Capital of the World (1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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.

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Barry Sadler Synopsis: In The Damned by Barry Sadler (book 7 of the series), Casca the Eternal Mercenary must defend Europe against Atilla the Hun and the strange, little Ch’ing Li.

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One Response to “Order of Barry Sadler Books”

  1. Raymond Gallant: 6 years ago

    where can I order the whole series of Casca My Email ADD. gallantraymond2@gmail.com and the cost.

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