Browse sven hassel s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Sep 01, 2003 sven hassel books are not well known in the usa but they are very popular in europe because they give you a good understanding of the german ordinary soldier in wwii. Monte cassino is a classic sven hassel novel, a noholdsbarred account of frontline combat. The first tells the sory of the author who as a sixteen year old in 1941 joined the german army and ended up in the elite gross deucthslandsp division. 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. Typical hollywoodesque fair of nazis as one dimensional utterly despicable monsters. He published his first book, legion of the damned, in 1953. Unfollow sven hassel books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. 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. An extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of europe new york times legion of. Sven hassel was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy redsted pedersen 19 april. The novels are based on his own experiences in the german army.
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. Oct 02, 2012 sven hassel, who has died aged 95, wrote 14 massively popular novels about life in the wartime german army. The following biography of sven hassel is pieced together from several official sources book covers, the brochure for the film of wheels of terror, interviews and a press release kindly supplied by sven s son, michael. Jul 20, 2015 sven hassel 10 romans epub et pdf auteurs. Sven hassel sven pedersen was born on april 19th 1917 to a typical danish workingclass family in frederiksborg, denmark. Sven hassels iconic war novel about the russian front. His unflinching narrative takes us to the most extreme outposts of war, where soldiers face an inferno of blood and butchery. Now we come to sven hassel s biography and personal claims which are a little harder to defend. Sven hassels most popular book is legion of the damned. Jul, 2006 sven hassel is good but he does get a bit repetitive at times.
Gestapo by sven hassel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The sven hassel collection by sven hassel books free download\r. 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. Sven hassel has 48 books on goodreads with 28974 ratings. Edizione italiana sven hassel libri seconda guerra mondiale libero. E inoltre possibile scaricare fumetti, magazine e anche libri. The complete series has to this day been published in. The sven hassel collection sven hassel war classics ebook. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Sven hassel rates among the truly great war book writers. Monte cassino ebook by sven hassel 9780297865742 rakuten kobo.
He eventually wound up in the german armyits not clear if he was drafted or if he enlisted, even though he was not a german citizenand served in a tank unit in 1939 during the german. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. His book has been partially translated into english and put up on a website. Hassel served with the 2nd panzer division stationed at eisenach and in. Maledetti da dio di sven nassel traduzione dalloriginale inglese the legion of the damned di luisa theodoli presentazi. Sven hassel was a soldier in the german army and all his books are very real.
Sven hassel is currently considered a single author. Ssgeneralen is a novel by the danish writer sven hassel. This is a book of horrors, and should be left alone by those prone to nightmares. For many years, since the early 1970s, a danish journalist named erik haaest has been hard at work revealing the truth about sven hassel. Numerous secondary sources repeat this and in doing so, make it clear that there is only one sven hassel authorship and only one person, borge willy redsted pedersen. Sven hassel has 48 books on goodreads with 28999 ratings. 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. Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned. In the face of overwhelming allied firepower, sven hassel and his comrades are ordered to hold the fortress at all costs. Sven hassel s most popular book is legion of the damned.
He joined the danish merchant marine when he was 20, and a year later moved to germany. Author sven hassels complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Sven hassel official site official sven hassel site. 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.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. He served throughout world war ii on all fronts except north africa. Sven hassel 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 in barcelona 12 was the pen n. Most of the moviesbooks paint a very despicable picture of a german soldier. All of sven hassels subsequent war stories, from a chronological point of view, fill in details omitted by this book. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the. The commissar had the biggest secret of the russian war. Hassels books of war are the most powerful i have ever read. This book is dedicated to the fallen unknown soldiers for a cause that was not theirs, to my best comrades in the 27th armored regiment disciplinary, as well as the brave women who helped me during those terrible years. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible.
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 and his comrades were regarded as little more than dispensable killingmachines, cannon fodder for hitlers war. Explore books by sven hassel with our selection at. The sven hassel collection by sven hassel nook book ebook. Dec 23, 2010 sven hassel s ultimate tank warfare novel. 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. Sven hassel legion of the damned sad statue youtube. Sven hassel kameraden \\u00bb full and free download\r. His books including legion of the damned, monte cassino and liquidate paris have. He did his compulsory years military service in the.
Convicted of deserting the german army, sven hassel was sent to a punishment regiment on the russian front. Sven hassel serie zweiter weltkrieg german edition kindle edition. Sven hassel, a danishborn writer whose pulp novels depicting grunt. Sven hassel 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 in barcelona12 was the pen n. Written in the first person, ssgeneral is based on the adventures of a group of german penal battalion soldiers in the battle of stalingrad. Sven hassel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Sven hassel s descriptions of the atrocities committed by both sides are the most horrible indictments of war i have ever read. It was first published in 1960 and has been translated in many languages. Sven hassel legion of the damned sad statue legionofporta. Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned goodreads.
The sven hassel collection by sven hassel books hachette. Legion of the damned is the first in a series of fourteen world war ii novels written by sven. Two books i would highly recommend in this genre would be the forgotten soldier by guy sajer and the unknown soldier by vaino linna. Monte cassino a major lookout post on the german defensive line is under attack. Sven hassel was denounced as a fraud more than 50 years ago by the journalist george kringelbach. Sven hassel was a world war ii novelist, who completed a series of fourteen books, that tell the battles of a penal regiment on the eastern front. Feb 11, 2014 sven hassel 19 april 1917 barcelona 21 september 2012 was a danishborn writer who wrote novels set during world war ii. Edizione italiana sven hassel libri seconda guerra mondiale oggi. 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. The definitive ebook collection of sven hassel s iconic, violent war novels. Jul 17, 2007 hassels books are not seen as a reliable source by historians, i find it very difficult to believe that a member of a penal unit who left school at age 14 becomes a lieutenant becoming an officer in the german military has always required abitur, a school degree which can be obtained at age 1819, not 14. 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. 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.