An extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of europe new york times legion of. From the fight for survival against the ferocious red army and the icy, shellravaged wastes of the vicious russian winter, to the bloodiest battles on the eastern front, sven hassels gripping novels are based on his own experiences in the german army. Sven hassel s unflinching narrative is based on his own experiences in the german army. Graphic novel extract wheels of terror by sven hassel free download as pdf file. Sven hassel 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 in barcelona 1 2 was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy redsted pedersen 3 4 5 who wrote novels set during world war ii in denmark he used the pen name sven hazel. 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. From the start, i must say that i never considered myself a fan of sven hassel s literature and this novel did not made me change my mind.
He did his compulsory years military service in the danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the german army. Danish writer sven hassel was born in fredericksborg, denmark, in 1917. Sven hassel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. This is the first in a series of wwii books about a danish soldier serving in the german army, purporting to be autobiographical. Sven hassel books list of books by author sven hassel. Comrades of war takes place mainly in hamburg, when sven, the legionnaire and tiny are sent back to the hospital after being injured at the eastern front. For sven hassels legion of the damned, it was more interesting researching the author than reading the book. Sven hassels iconic novel about the battle for monte cassino. The second world war is the war that just keeps on giving. Sven hassel varuje mlade proti valce tim, ze pise o radovych vojacich, jejich tezkem udelu, ktery popisuje bez obalu.
He joined the danish merchant marine when he was 20, and a year later moved to germany. This is the official page of sven hassel, run by family. Descargar general ss sven hassel en pdf libros geniales. The story focuses on a doomed platoon of german soldiers on the western front in 1944, with sven hassel as one of. The second world war claimed over 60 million lives and flattened most of europe. Oct 07, 2012 sven hassel, a danishborn writer whose pulp novels depicting grunt life in the wehrmacht during world war ii drawn, he said, from his own combat experiences sold millions of copies.
Download the sven hassel collection epub pdf fb2 type. Sven hassel was a pen name that borge willy pedersen used to write novels set in the second world war. He served throughout world war ii on all fronts except north africa. Sven hassels iconic war novel about the russian front. The thunder of the guns could be heard in rome, 170 miles away. Drafted into the german armyeven though he was not a german citizenhe served in a tank unit in 1939 during the german invasion of poland. Written in the first person, ssgeneral is based on the adventures of a group of german penal battalion soldiers in the battle of stalingrad. At the time of writing, sven hassel is alive and well and living in barcelona, spain. Hassel eletrajza vitatott, mivel azt allitotta, hogy sven pedersen neven szuletett 1917ben a daniai frederiksborgban es csak kesobb vette fel anyja leanykori nevet. We are very proud to once and for all enter the age of social networking. From the fight for survival against the ferocious red army and the icy, shellravaged wastes of the vicious russian winter, to the bloodiest battles on the eastern front, sven hassel s gripping novels are based on his own experiences in the german army. From the foundations of the english spirit to the o a treasury of great poems, english and american. Convicted of deserting the german army, sven hassel was sent to a punishment regiment on the russian front. Sven hassel and the strange obsession with nazi fiction.
Sven hassel was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy redsted pedersen 19 april. From the foundations of the english spirit to the o the primary english. Sven hassel english sven hassel sven hassel books inenglish sven sven solveborn sven hazel boker quran english translation. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Legion of the damned is undouubtably the best book i have ever read. This is a classical example of sven hassel literature, war told as it was, with no romantic halo whatsoever. Born in 1917 in fredensborg, denmark, sven hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. Myohemmin han otti sukunimekseen aitinsa tyttonimen hassel. By the time the dane died in 2012 at the age of 95, he was one of the most popular and most prolific authors to come out of denmark. Sven hassel 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 in barcelona was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy.
A large ebony clock stands in this room and ominously chimes each hour, upon which everyone stops talking or dancing and the orchestra stops playing. Sven hassel, who has died aged 95, wrote 14 massively popular novels about life in the wartime german army. Sven hassel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. See all books authored by sven hassel, including the legion of the damned, and reign of hell, and more on. Hassel recounts his experience as a soldier of slaughter and brings the reader into the parallel hell of the barracks and that of fighting through horror, sadism and madness. Sven hassel s iconic novel about the battle for monte cassino. Sven hassels unflinching narrative is based on his own experiences in the german army. Sven hassel official site official sven hassel site.
Neljantoista ikaisena han liittyi kauppalaivastoon kajuuttapoikana ja tyoskenteli laivalla vuoteen 1936, jolloin han liittyi armeijaan. From the start, i must say that i never considered myself a fan of sven hassels literature and this novel did not made me change my mind. Sven hassel 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 in barcelona 1 2 was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy redsted pedersen 3 4 5 who wrote novels set during world war ii. Hassel was actually part of the german panzerkorp during the war and most of his novels are based on his experiences or stories he heard during the war, although some dispute the veracity of his work. 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. It was first published in 1960 and has been translated in many languages. The commissar had the biggest secret of the russian war. The legion of the damned by hassel, sven, 1917publication date 1957 topics world war, 19391945. The sven hassel collection sven hassel war classics ebook. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read monte cassino. The definitive ebook collection of sven hassels iconic, violent war novels. He published his first book, legion of the damned, in 1953. The books describe the exploits of a 27th penal panzer regiment composed of expendable soldiers sentenced criminals, courtmartialed soldiers and political undesirables.
Sven hassel has 48 books on goodreads with 28864 ratings. Sven hassel legion of the damned sad statue legionofporta. The legion of the damned by hassel, sven, 1917publication date. Hassel vaitti syntyneensa sven pedersen nimisena frederiksborgissa, sjallannissa, tanskassa. Sven hassel, whose factbased tales of second world warfare have sold millions, has created another horrific war novel, this time set on the deadly russian front. Oct 02, 2012 sven hassel, who has died aged 95, wrote 14 massively popular novels about life in the wartime german army. Po celem svete bylo prodano vice nez 53 000 000 vytisku. This iconic antiwar novel is a testament to the atrocities suffered by the lone soldier in the fight for survival.
Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned. Explore books by sven hassel with our selection at. Sven hassel born in 1917 in fredensborg, denmark, sven hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. Download book book description about the authorborn in 1917 in fredensborg, denmark, sven hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. His books including legion of the damned, monte cassino and liquidate paris have. Sven hassel, novelist who depicted nazi soldiers lives. Jul 07, 2015 sven hassel s iconic novel about the battle for monte cassino. From the foundations of the english spirit to the o the primary english teacher. The thunder of the guns could be heard in rome, 170 miles. The complete series has to this day been published in. Clear pure easy to read in modern english a treasury of great poems, english and american. Graphic novel extract wheels of terror by sven hassel warfare. The film is based on danish writer sven hassels 1979 war novel wheels of terror. Monte cassino ebook by sven hassel 9780297865742 rakuten kobo.
He began writing his first novel, legion of the damned, in a prisoner of war camp at the end of the second world war. Seventyone years after it ended, the second world war is still the gotto global conflict for hundreds, nay, thousands, of books, movies, tv series, comics, and gungho trigger happy violent computer games. Mar 31, 2008 sven hassel legion of the damned sad statue legionofporta. This one is the third novel i have read in the span of last couple of years and to be frankly, i expected at least something different between them. His books including legion of the damned, monte cassino and liquidate paris.
Sven hassel s most popular book is legion of the damned. Sven hassel rates among the truly great war book writers. Faq in english some answers to the most popular questions about sven hassel and the portas kitchen website. The great stalingrad novelwritten by a german survivor. The sven hassel collection by sven hassel books hachette.