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He did his compulsory years military service in the danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the german army. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Read online blitzfreeze pdf by sven hassel for free. His unflinching narrative takes us to the most extreme outposts of war, where soldiers face an inferno of blood and butchery. Hassels books of war are the most powerful i have ever read sven hassel is one of the best european novelists around, with a flair for excitement that has few equalsstaffordshire evening standardin essence this is an expose of the absurdity of war, and a moving plea for peace. Blitzfreeze is deep in the series, and follows the standard formula. Ss general is the definitive stalingrad novel, a gripping portrait of wars brutal realities, now relaunched with a stunning new look. A cover gallery for pocket books crime fiction, pulp fiction, fiction novels, ed.
Avoids history of wimer and post weimar europe, role of longheld traditional antisemitism, versailles devastation and famines of europe and most notably, the influx of militant communism especially rosa luxembourg sdp member and kurt eisner of the bavarian soviet republic a deliberate stab into the. I loved this book and have reread it several times now and never grow tired of the biting reality of war, the humour found amongst comrades and the solidarity of the fighting unit. The battle over monte casino was one of the bloodiest of the ww ii and no doubt hassel decided to put his band there. Sven, porta, tiny, barcelona and others were fighting for survival against masses of allied forces and yes they managed it again. The sven hassel collection by sven hassel nook book ebook. He served throughout the second world war on all fronts except north africa.
It was supposed to be hitlers glorious conquest of russia. A shocking insight into the brutalities faced by ordinary soldiers and the atrocities committed in the name of survival. Explore books by sven hassel with our selection at. Being interested in the 2nd ww, i looked forward to reading this book. Monte cassino ebook by sven hassel 9780297865742 rakuten kobo. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Sven hassel sven pedersen denmark 1917 2012 sven hassel, a pen name, is a dane who enlisted in the german army and served in the 27th penal panzer regiment. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Sven hassel was a pen name that borge willy pedersen used to write novels set in the second world war. Sven hassel has 42 books on goodreads with 29403 ratings. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Kristoff then tried to let sven go off to the woods but sven was scared and stayed with kristoff. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
Sven is badly wounded in wot, and starts cow on a hospital train back to germany. 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 was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy redsted pedersen 19 april. Sven had just lost his mother and father like kristoff. He published his first book, legion of the damned, in 1953. He and his comrades were regarded as little more than dispensable killingmachines, cannon fodder for hitlers war. His books are as real as the casca books by barry sadler, and sadlers stuff was a better read. 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. The legion of the damned book series by sven hassel includes books the legion of the damned, wheels of terror, frontkammerater, and several more. Sven hassel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
All that could be heard was the steady crackling of flames. Hassel s books of war are the most powerful i have ever read sven hassel is one of the best european novelists around, with a flair for excitement that has few equals. Blitzfreeze legion of the damned series book 10 ebook. Rs sven hassel 4 books free ebooks download ebookee. Read the sven hassel collection by sven hassel available from rakuten kobo. I feel like hassel is starting to phone these books in. Sven hassels iconic war novel about the russian front. This is the official page of sven hassel, run by family.
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