Charles W Sasser Books in Order

Detective Harry Rawls becomes consumed by a string of murders, but the investigation intrudes into his marriage when his wife develops an emotional attachment to the man he believes is responsible for the killings.

Craig Roberts recounts his service with the Ninth Marines in Vietnam, beginning with the 1965 landing at Da Nang. Patrols, booby traps, ambushes, and major operations expose the daily pressures of fighting an elusive enemy.

Three girls are murdered during their first night at an Oklahoma summer camp, triggering a prolonged search for their killer. Sasser examines the crime and the investigation that unsettled families and challenged the officers pursuing leads.

Tulsa homicide detective Chuck Sasser recounts murder investigations and their strain on his family, including a nine-year hunt for a serial killer. Sparse clues and brutal crimes test the persistence required to pursue a suspect.

American combat snipers describe their experiences in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut. Their accounts explore concealment, long waits, encounters with enemy marksmen, and the emotional burden of deciding when to take a shot.

Marine sniper Johnny Able, known as Dog, approaches his hundredth kill in Vietnam while a bounty makes him a target himself. Beyond the battlefield, a concealed threat adds another danger to his already precarious assignment.

Sasser follows a Miami Beach firefighting unit through a month of emergencies, exploring the work behind its public image. Fires, suspected arson, and dangerous calls reveal the risks and practical demands confronting firefighters on duty.

Police officers recount encounters in which they had to decide whether to use deadly force. Sasser examines the split-second judgments, immediate dangers, and lasting personal consequences surrounding shootings and the responsibility of carrying a weapon.

This account examines airborne firefighters confronting Colorado's Storm King Mountain blaze, which spread across two thousand acres. Their parachute deployments and firefighting skills provide the focus for a study of dangerous work during a disastrous fire.

Roy Boehm recounts a naval career spanning World War II and the Cold War, alongside his role in creating the SEAL teams. Diving experience, unconventional operations, and institutional resistance shape his approach to a new fighting force.

Convicted murderer and artist Randolph Franklin Dial escapes an Oklahoma prison with the assistant warden's wife, Bobbi Parker. Sasser investigates his earlier crimes, the continuing manhunt, and unresolved questions about Parker's disappearance and relationship with Dial.

Twenty-one-year-old Army medic Dan Evans arrives in Vietnam unable to bear the sight of blood. Combat forces him to treat wounded soldiers under fire, balancing emergency medical care with the dangers facing his own platoon.

Arson investigators sift through destroyed buildings, forests, and maritime disaster scenes to determine how fires began. These case accounts examine the clues that survive devastation and the investigators' pursuit of those responsible for deliberately setting fires.

In 1973, Norma and Lester Cobb take their five children into Alaska's interior to establish a homestead north of Fairbanks. Severe winters, wildlife, and hostile neighbors threaten their attempt to build a life on remote land.

Helicopter pilot Ron Alexander recounts rescue missions over Vietnam, flying his Huey into areas threatened by enemy fire. His concern for stranded soldiers drives repeated efforts to extract men from the jungles and rice paddies.

After former SEAL Pete Brauer dies holding a Vietnamese woman's portrait, retired Army officer Jack Kazmarek travels to Vietnam to investigate. His friend's unfinished history of love and guilt forces Jack to confront his own wartime past.

An introductory history traces the Navy SEALs from wartime demolition teams to a modern special operations force. Alphabetical entries explain their organization, personnel, weapons, equipment, terminology, and significant events across the unit's development and operations.

A terrorist attack destroys an American fighting ship and leaves hostages in enemy hands. Delta Force prepares a rescue and retaliation, while three brothers from a military family confront a mission with deeply personal stakes.

Galen Charles Kittleson's military career begins with an Iowa farm boy volunteering for World War II service. Selected for the Alamo Scouts, he undertakes prisoner-rescue missions that lead into a lifetime of dangerous military assignments.

Ray Hildreth recounts a 1966 Vietnam battle in which sixteen Marines and two corpsmen occupy an exposed hilltop. Facing an enemy force many times their size, the small team struggles to hold its position through sustained attacks.

Sasser presents a writing guide organized around discipline, inspiration, goals, ideas, and craft. He explores the habits and outlook needed to develop as a writer, emphasizing the individual's responsibility for pursuing and sustaining creative work.

North Korean shipments of Scud missiles to the Philippines threaten to place American cities within reach of weapons of mass destruction. Delta Force and Navy SEAL operatives undertake a mission to stop the developing threat.

After the September attacks, the sons of a military legend prepare to pursue a terrorist leader hiding in inaccessible mountains. Their Delta Force mission demands deception and tactical ingenuity as an enemy plots another strike against America.

Combat snipers recount missions from Vietnam to Bosnia, Beirut, Afghanistan, and Iraq. These personal accounts explore the fieldcraft, patient observation, and difficult decisions involved in engagements where a single concealed marksman can influence a battlefield.

Sasser offers cultural and political commentary on subjects including religion, education, sexuality, and public standards. His arguments challenge what he regards as excessive conformity and tolerance, presenting his own criticism of contemporary American social debates.

American missionaries, including General Darren Kragle's son Cameron, become hostages in Algeria. As Kragle confronts a nuclear threat surrounding a presidential election, his other sons enter the rescue effort against rebels holding their brother captive.

A Galaxia expedition reaches Aldenia, where encounters with unfamiliar life and an alien artifact create dangerous divisions. Kadar San, part human and part Zentadon, faces competing loyalties as the team's mission becomes entangled in local conflict.

A Russian uranium facility is preparing portable nuclear weapons intended for an attack on American political leaders. Delta Force must secretly enter a supposedly friendly country, while a family of operatives faces the costs of the mission.

The African American soldiers of the 761st Tank Battalion face racial prejudice before entering World War II combat under Patton. Sasser traces their military experience through training and battlefield service, examining obstacles within and beyond the Army.

Former Oklahoma police officer James Cantrell parachutes into occupied France on an OSS assignment. A planner holding crucial D-Day information has fallen into Nazi hands, and Cantrell must attempt a rescue before the invasion is compromised.

Sasser connects memories of fishing and time outdoors with Christian reflections on daily life. These devotional lessons consider patience, courage, friendship, humility, and acceptance, using experiences beside creeks as starting points for thinking about faith.

American soldiers recount wartime experiences in which religious faith became a source of strength or change. The collection ranges from the Civil War to Iraq and Afghanistan, examining belief amid fear, danger, and experiences interpreted as miracles.

OSS officer James Cantrell parachutes into Poland to retrieve Professor Jahne, whose nuclear knowledge could affect the war. Nazi and Russian interests converge around the aging scientist, complicating an urgent mission to secure him and his secrets.

An ambush in the Triangle of Death south of Baghdad leaves three American soldiers missing in May 2007. Sasser follows the ensuing search and the soldiers of Delta Company confronting uncertainty, danger, and losses within their unit.

Drone pilot Matt J. Martin recounts remote air operations over Iraq and Afghanistan, directing aircraft from a distant cockpit. Surveillance, combat missions, and rescue efforts expose the responsibilities and pressures of participating in war through a screen.

Detective James Nail survives an attack that kills his daughter and television personality Jerry Baer. Working with Baer's producer, Sharon Lowenthal, he pursues the shooters while terrorism accusations and a wider conspiracy threaten their own survival.

The CIA asks Jack Dempsey Malanga to assassinate an American gunrunner in El Salvador. Infiltrating guerrilla forces requires him to gain a leader's trust, while relationships within the movement complicate the loyalties surrounding his covert mission.

A grenade attack on a convoy in northern Iraq leaves Ranger Joseph Kapacziewski severely injured. After repeated surgeries and an eventual amputation, he undertakes rehabilitation with a demanding goal: returning to operational service alongside his fellow Rangers.

A spacecraft returning from an ancient human colony finds Earth devastated and dominated by the demon Dybbuk. Stranded crew members must preserve their souls and face his evil forces while seeking the refuge known as Sanctuary.

Charles Sasser combines Second World War history with personal accounts from European and Pacific battlefields. Bomber crews, tankers, Iwo Jima infantrymen, and Bataan survivors provide perspectives on combat, endurance, sacrifice, and lives shaped by the conflict.

Former SEAL leader Rip Taggart is captured by Boko Haram while working security in Nigeria. His old teammates mount a rescue, confronting a rival terrorist’s interest in their missing brother alongside personal pressures and battlefield memories.

Robert Maras’s experiences anchor this account of the 1967 Hill Fights at Khe Sanh. Charles Sasser places the Marines’ brutal ground combat within the wider Vietnam War, following attacks, shelling, and efforts to hold the position.

Charles Sasser argues that collectivist political movements and growing government dependence undermine American liberty. This political polemic examines socialism, individual responsibility, and national decline through the author’s historical interpretation, advocating resistance to the trends he identifies.

SEAL Team Six reaches a Nigerian village too late to recover former leader Rip Taggart. Following a firefight with Chechen fighters, the team races to locate his new captor while personal struggles complicate the rescue mission.

William Hamilton recounts a career spanning Korean War aviation, CIA operations, and the development of special warfare. Written with Charles Sasser, his memoir traces military and intelligence work across several regions and decades of Cold War conflict.