Order of Barry Sadler Books

Barry Sadler (1940-1989) was an American writer known for his military fiction novels. He is the creator of the Casca series, which was later continued by other authors. Before his writing career, Sadler served as a Green Beret medic and Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He gained fame for his album Ballads of the Green Berets, which featured the hit single “Ballad of the Green Berets.” In 1978, Sadler shot and killed country music singer/songwriter Lee Emerson Bellamy over a woman named Darlene Sharp, following numerous harassing phone calls and threats from Bellamy. Sadler was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 4-5 years in prison but ultimately served only 21 days. He published his first novel, The Moi: A Novel of the Vietnam War, in 1977, and his last novel, Rescue, was released in 1991. Below is a list of Barry Sadler’s books in the order of their initial release: