Legion of the Damned
$20.75
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
8 July 2014
Summary
Sven Hassel’s iconic war novel about the Russian Front.
‘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 … He is graphic, at times brilliantly so, but never brutal or bitter. He is, too, a first-rate storyteller’ - WASHINGTON POST
Convicted of deserting the German army, Sven Hassel is sent to a penal regiment on the Russ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780228143 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780228147 |
| Author: | Sven Hassel |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 8 July 2014 |
| Weight: | 235g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Sven Hassel War Classics |
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An extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of Europe - NEW YORK TIMES
In essence this is an expose of the absurdity of war, and a moving plea for peace. As such, it takes its rank with far milder books, such as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT - NEWSDAYHassel’s books of war are the most powerful I have ever readThe 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. And a gripping book it is - CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNEAbout The Author
Sven Hassel
Born in 1917 in Fredensborg, Denmark, Sven Hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. He did his compulsory year’s military service in the Danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the German army. He served throughout the Second World War on all fronts except North Africa. When the war ended in 1945 he was transferred between Russian, American and French prison camps, and upon returning to Denmark, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for treason. He began writing LEGION OF THE DAMNED during his time as a prisoner of war. 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. He peacefully passed away in Barcelona in 2012, where he had resided since 1964.
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