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Sven hassel was a pen name that borge willy pedersen used to write novels set in the second world war. March battalion legion of the damned series book 4 ebook. The rough style and breaks in narrative, along with incidents so strange theyd be hard to make up, the relative concentration on everything but combat, and even the simplistic but. Although he is arguably one of the most sold danish authors, at most second to hans christian andersen, danish public libraries, as of 2012. He ended the second world war in a prisoner of war camp, where he wrote his first novel legion of the damned. Once again sven hassel has written another book that can not be put down, he always delivers. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ss general legion of the damned series book 8. Sometimes small and frightened, huddling together in cattle cars, wounds gaping, tongues swelling even as they licked the. Dec 23, 2010 legion of the damned ebook written by sven hassel.
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He published his first book, legion of the damned, in 1953. I would say that after the first book or two in the series that the author has taken. If anything ive found legion of the damned even more powerful and provocative than when i first read it all those years ago. This is the first in a series of wwii books about a danish soldier serving in the german army, purporting to be autobiographical. The narrative, made up of fragmentary experiences rather than a complete and unified series of events, speaks symbolically for the horrible and ridiculous aspects of war, which are its main concern, for hassel. Trapped by the russian counterattack, starving soldiers must resort to cannibalism to survive. Legion of the damned legion of the damned series book 1. The commissar legion of the damned, book 14 by sven hassel. While there is some controversy with respect to hassel s wwii stories this book reads to me as an unapologetic confessional of a young man caught up in the horrors of an impossible situation. Assignment gestapo legion of the damned series book 5. I am aware of the controversy that swirls around the author but if even half of this stuff is true.
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The complete series has to this day been published in. While there is some controversy with respect to hassels wwii stories this book reads to me as an unapologetic confessional of a young man caught up in the horrors of an impossible situation. Sven hassel s iconic war novel about the russian front. He did his compulsory years military service in the danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the german army. The tank regiment of the 12th panzer division will form the head of the attacking wedge, with the ss guards as reserve on the right flank. It was while serving his sentence at one of these prison camps that hassel began to write his first book. Hassel served in the danish merchant navy till 1937, when he moved to germany to join the army. Hassel s books of war are the most powerful i have ever read the story shudders from page to page while the devoted friends live precariously from year to year, until only the one survivor is left to write this book. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading monte cassino legion of the damned series book 6. Legion of the damned is a graphic and unflinching depiction of the. Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned. No ordinary novel of war, this has the special quality of being an accurate account not only of armies fighting but of. But tiny, porta, the legionnaire and sven attempt to break out, to fight their way across the frozen steppe. See all books authored by sven hassel, including the legion of the damned, and reign of hell, and more on.
Buy legion of the damned sven hassel war classics new ed by hassel, sven isbn. Sven hassels unflinching narrative is based on his own experiences in the german army. All pages and cover are intact, but may have aesthetic issues such as small tears, bends, scratches, and scuffs. Legion of the damned by sven hassel, paperback barnes. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Aug 14, 2003 buy legion of the damned sven hassel war classics new ed by hassel, sven isbn. Sven hassel, who has died aged 95, wrote 14 massively popular novels about life in the wartime german army. The style that sven hassel wrote this book is unique and graphic.
Monte cassino is a classic sven hassel novel, a noholdsbarred account of frontline combat. The book covers a chronological period of a number of years. Court martial legion of the damned series book 12 ebook. The novels are based on his own experiences in the german army. Monte cassino legion of the damned series book 6 ebook. Sven hassel was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy redsted pedersen 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 who wrote novels set during world war ii. Legion of the damned is a graphic and unflinching depiction of the eastern front during world war two.
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Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. The question of whether sven hassel s legion of the damned is a memoir, an oral history posing as a memoir, or outright fiction has persisted for decades. I look forward to reading more books by this author. His 14 second world war books, which draw on his own encounters and experiences as a soldier, have sold over 53 million copies worldwide and have been published in more than 50 countries. This item shows signs of wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Born in 1917 in fredensborg, denmark, sven hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. The legion of the damned was first published in denmark in 1953. Sven hassel was living in barcelona, spain when he passed away. The story focuses on a doomed platoon of german soldiers on the western front in 1944, with sven hassel as one of. Tank killer, published in mark leigh and mike lepines the book of revelations. Ss general legion of the damned series book 8 kindle. The question of whether sven hassels legion of the damned is a memoir, an oral history posing as a memoir, or outright fiction has persisted for decades.