Explore books by sven hassel with our selection at. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Sven hassel is currently considered a single author. According to haaest, the author spent the majority of world war ii in occupied denmark and his knowledge of warfare comes secondhand from danish waffen ss veterans whom he met after the end of the war. Its war road and specially if anyone knows about sven hasselwriter and his. Please i am in need of info about this pz regiment. Descargar general ss sven hassel en pdf libros geniales. 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. This book describes the atrocities in stalingrad during ww2. Ss general legion of the damned series book 8 and over 8 million other. The plot is a bit fictional from what i know, waffenss didnt participate in the battle of stalingrad. In the face of overwhelming allied firepower, sven hassel and his comrades are ordered to hold the fortress at all costs. Hypnotic study of horrific stalingrad campaignpowerful unsparing portrait of war and its nightmares.
My two fav characters were tiny and the legionnaire. Sven hassel sven pedersen was born on april 19th 1917 to a typical danish workingclass family in frederiksborg, denmark. Those two characters, heide and sven were the only ones to survive the war. Monte cassino is a classic sven hassel novel, a noholdsbarred account of frontline combat. Incredible, lightweight, incorporated insurance for pc, mac and android, cloudbased webroot internet security complete with antivirus ensures individual data by hindering the most recent malware, phishing, and digital assaults. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The current position of sven d is at north sea coordinates 59. The great stalingrad novelwritten by a german survivor.
Read ss general by sven hassel available from rakuten kobo. Ssgeneralen is a novel by the danish writer sven hassel. 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. Click to read more about ss general by sven hassel. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Its a great book, although i personally think ss general was better. Monte cassino a major lookout post on the german defensive line is under attack. Hassel writes in a style that is engaging and very easy to read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Site dedicated to the great danish war story writer sven hassel portas kitchen sven hassel web site from joseph porta and the peaceloving burghers of the 27 th penal panzer regiment. Ss general is a great novel written by sven hassel, a danish soldier who fought in the 27th penal panzer regiment. It was first published in 1960 and has been translated in many languages.
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. 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. What do you think about killing off a main character in a novel. This is an apolitical forum for discussions on the axis nations and related topics hosted by the axis history factbook in cooperation with christian ankerstjernes panzerworld and christoph awenders ww2 day by day. Sven hassel was the pen name of the danishborn borge willy redsted pedersen 19 april. The second world war claimed over 60 million lives and flattened most of europe. The novels are based on his own experiences in the german army. From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiats, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. Typical hollywoodesque fair of nazis as one dimensional utterly despicable monsters. In 1931, at the age of fourteen, sven hassel joined the merchant navy as a cabin boy. Born in 1917 in fredensborg, denmark, sven hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14.
Com is the worlds largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiats of all types. Ss general is fairly typical of the hassel series world weary soldiers on the russian front although at least 2 are set in the west france and italy, their hardships and determination to survive against the odds. The son of peder oluf and hansigne pedersen, he later took his mothers maiden name hassel as his own surname. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The amazing story of his escape from the hell of stalingrad is compulsory reading. Whos a fictional character that you personally enjoyrelate to the most. Where the characters in the sven hassel novels, real. 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. At the age of 14 sven embarked in the merchant navy as a shipboy. We are very proud to once and for all enter the age of social networking. His personal account of the horrors of war, the futility and the hope that you must keep going against the odds are no better summarised than in the ss general. Ss general is the definitive stalingrad novel, a gripping portrait of wars brutal realities.
Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned. Where the characters in the sven hassel novels, real people. Buy ss general sven hassel war classics by hassel, sven from amazons fiction books store. This is the official page of sven hassel, run by family. He published his first book, legion of the damned, in 1953. Apparently this is supposed to be some of the main characters in the sven hasselbooks. Although he is arguably one of the most sold danish authors, at most second to hans christian andersen, danish public libraries, as of 2012, did not stock his books. The vessel is en route to the port of oslo, and expected to arrive there on apr 28, 10. It was said that stalingrad had been burning since august, since the dropping of the first german bombs. Buy ss general sven hassel war classics by sven hassel from amazons fiction books store. Sven hassel ebooks epub and pdf format sven hassel ebooks.
Sven hassel s most popular book is legion of the damned. Sven hassel werd naar het strafbataljon gestuurd als gewoon soldaat in het duitse. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Svend foyn british whale factory ship ships hit by. His books including legion of the damned, monte cassino and liquidate paris. Buy ss general cassell military paperbacks by hassel, sven isbn. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Get the latest sven hassel at mighty ape australia. Those damn books are responsible for me joining up, i think.
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. 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. He did his compulsory years military service in the danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the german army. Just wanted to share that while the works themselves are fiction, the author was a volunteer that served in the ss wiking division. Sven hassel and the strange obsession with nazi fiction. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
The author sven hassel was born in 1917 in fredensborg, a small village of denmark. Sven hassel ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. 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, who has died aged 95, wrote 14 massively popular novels about life in the wartime german army. He was raised in the traditional scenario of a danish workingclass family. The second world war is the war that just keeps on giving. Sven hassel has 46 books on goodreads with 29023 ratings. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Sven d, container ship details and current position.
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