Order photos by capture date

I'm wanting to create a photobook of the last few years and need to order my photos by the date I took them.
I am looking at all my photos in the Libaray but they are not in order of the date I took them.
I presume it's under Library filters somewhere but I can't find it. I've checked date under attribute but they're not right.
Thanks.

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View->Sort->next step left to the user as a homework assignment

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