Legion of the damned audiobook sven hassel storytel. Legion of the damned is ultimately about more than its authors identity or past, and should be read for what it has to offer as a book independent of warbuff minutiae. Convicted of deserting the german army, sven hassel was sent to a punishment regiment. The tank regiment of the 12th panzer division will form. This is the first in a series of wwii books about a danish soldier serving in the german army, purporting to be autobiographical. The legion of the damned was the german penal battalion in which the author, a dane, found himself after having spent several months in concentration camps on a charge of desertion.
The legion of the damned book series by sven hassel includes books the legion of the damned, wheels of terror, frontkammerater, and several more. 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. Never before had violence been described in such hideously graphic detail. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. This item does not appear to have any files that can be experienced on archive. In 1953 his debut novel legion of the damned was published under the pen name sven hazel by grafisk forlag after their consultant georgjedde georg gjeddesimonsen had abbreviated and rewritten the manuscript. Sven hassel official site official sven hassel site. Buy legion of the damned sven hassel war classics reissue by hassel, sven isbn. Aug 14, 2003 buy legion of the damned sven hassel war classics new ed by hassel, sven isbn. The positions are to be broken through with a view to a drive on moscow.
Having survived the horrors of the eastern front, the 27th penal regiment are posted to italy. Sven hassel legion of the damned sad statue youtube. The legion of the damned sven hassel official site. The legion of the damned by hassel, sven, 1917publication date 1957 topics world war, 19391945. He joined the danish merchant navy at age 14 and served a mandatory stretch in the danish military before joining the german army in 1937. Sven hassel s books have sold 52 million copies worldwide. The story is about death, destruction and struggle. Sven hassel based his unflinching narrative on his experiences in the german army. Sven hassel 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 in barcelona was the pen. The sven hassel collection includes all 14 books in sven hassel s series and exclusive extra material. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read legion of the damned. Sven hassel s iconic war novel about the russian front, now relaunched with a stunning new look. For sven hassel s legion of the damned, it was more interesting researching the author than reading the book. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.
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Sven hassel has 45 books on goodreads with 29465 ratings. Legion of the damned legion of the damned series book 1. He is, too, a firstrate storyteller washington post. He is graphic, at times brilliantly so, but never brutal or bitter. The novels are based on his own experiences in the german army. Find legion of the damned by hassel, sven at biblio. 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. Sven hassels iconic war novel about the russian front, now relaunched with a stunning new look. His first novel, the legion of the damned, was published in 1953. Written by sven hassel, audiobook narrated by rupert degas. If anything ive found legion of the damned even more powerful and provocative than when i first read it all those years ago. He began writing his first novel, legion of the damned, in a prisoner of war camp at the end of the second world war. 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.
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In 1957 hassel suffered from an attack of a sickness caught during the war and was paralyzed for almost two years. Sven hassel s iconic novel about the battle for monte cassino. This book presents a very educative and very helpful meaning in everyday life. For sven hassels legion of the damned, it was more interesting researching the author than reading the book.
Hassel, a danish volunteer who served in the german army throughout wwii, based this story on his own horrific experiences fighting on the russian front. Ss general legion of the damned series book 8 enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Sven hassel was born sven pedersen in fredensborg, denmark on april 19, 1917. The critically acclaimed legion of the damned has already been translated into 15 languages, and will soon reach the attention of even more readers when it becomes a movie. He began to write his first book, legion of the damned while he was interned. Sven hassels most popular book is legion of the damned.
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Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned goodreads. Reading a the sven hassel collection book is very important to learn a new language, because foreign languages use foreign words to help them speak and write. Sven hassel legion of the damned sad statue by legionofporta. Hitler has ordered that every position must be held to the last, and every lost position recaptured by counterattack. The thunder of the guns could be heard in rome, 170 miles away. Monte cassino legion of the damned series book 6 ebook. Sven hassel has 45 books on goodreads with 29509 ratings. An extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of europe new york times br convicted of deserting th. When they caught him, he was sent to a penal regiment on the russian front. The story focuses on a doomed platoon of german soldiers on the western front in 1944, with sven hassel as one of them. The 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 the opposed loyalties of individuals fighting within themselves while remaining loyal not to a dreadful system but to the known and treasured friends. Fordomtes legion is the first in a series of fourteen world war ii novels written by sven hassel. Sven hassel on apple books apple books apple apple.
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Although he is arguably one of the most sold danish authors, at most second to hans christian andersen, danish public libraries, as of 2012, did not stock his books. Legion of the damned is undouubtably the best book i have ever read. Hassel s character describes the horrors of war and the horror that he became as a member of the legion of the damned. Sven hassel s iconic war novel about the russian front. He adopted his mothers maiden name, hassel, when he began writing. An extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of europe new york times legion of the damned is an incredible picture of totalitarianism, of stupefying injustice. Sven hassel s descriptions of the atrocities committed by both sides are the most horrible indictments of war i have ever reada great war novel. Legion of the damned ebook download torrent crackcatholics. Synopsis legion of the damned was the first of 14 novels written by sven hassel, a danish volunteer who served in the german army throughout world war ii. Sven hassel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Please download files in this item to interact with them on. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Convicted of deserting the german army, sven hassel is sent to a penal regiment on the russian front. This iconic antiwar novel is a testament to the atrocities suffered by the lone soldier in the fight for survival.
Sven hassels unflinching narrative is based on his own experiences in the german army. He published his first book, legion of the damned, in 1953. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Legion of the damned is an incredible picture of totalitarianism, of stupefying injustice. The complete series has to this day been published in. 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.
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