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Legion of the Damned
Series: Sven Hassel War Classics
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This title is ideal for readers interested in historical fiction and war narratives, particularly those seeking powerful, realistic accounts of the Second World War from the German perspective.
Sven Hassel's iconic war novel about the Russian Front, now relaunched with a stunning new look.
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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 Russian Front. He and his comrades are regarded as expendable, cannon fodder in the battle against the implacable Red Army. Outnumbered and outgunned, they fight their way across the frozen steppe...
This iconic anti-war novel is a testament to the atrocities suffered by the lone soldier in the fight for survival.
Sven Hassel's unflinching narrative is based on his own experiences in the German Army. He began writing his first novel, Legion of the Damned, in a prisoner of war camp at the end of the Second World War.
Series: Sven Hassel War Classics
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NY Times calls it 'an extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of Europe.' Washington Post praises it as 'an incredible picture of totalitarianism, of stupefying injustice,' and lauds Hassel as a 'first-rate storyteller.' Newsday equates it to 'All Quiet on the Western Front' as a profound anti-war plea, while the Chicago Sunday Tribune describes it as a gripping narrative where devoted friends live precariously, leaving just one survivor to tell the tale.
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ISBN: 9781780228143
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 May 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 235g
Pages: 256
About the Author
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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