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.Legion of the Damned (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel

August 14, 2003
Very well written and a good introduction to the work of the author. Sven doesn't get bogged down in too much historical detail, but manages to paint a gritty image of life as a German 'tanker'. Nice to read something told from a different perspective. Made me want to go and buy more Hassel books - which I did!
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.Monte Cassino (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel

August 14, 2003
The hill is Monte Cassino, and the horror is the carnage of Allied attempts to wrest it from the Germans in 1944, among whom are numbered the lads of the 27th Penal Battalion.
A classic Sven Hassel, with all the right ingredients - blood, guts, fear, high comedy and magnificent courage - with the shattered monastery ruins and the seedy streets of wartime Rome as the backdrop. The plot? Defend the hill to the last man.
The outcome? A compelling tale from the master of World War Two pulp fiction.
Enjoy it.
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.Ogpu Prison

by: Sven Hassel

March 06, 2008
The hill is Monte Cassino, and the horror is the carnage of Allied attempts to wrest it from the Germans in 1944, among whom are numbered the lads of the 27th Penal Battalion.
A classic Sven Hassel, with all the right ingredients - blood, guts, fear, high comedy and magnificent courage - with the shattered monastery ruins and the seedy streets of wartime Rome as the backdrop. The plot? Defend the hill to the last man.
The outcome? A compelling tale from the master of World War Two pulp fiction.
Enjoy it.
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.The Bloody Road To Death (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel

November 01, 2007
When I first read Hassel in the 70's I was really hooked. Then having read all the then available books I forgot about him. A couple of months ago I came across him here at Amazon and bought the first 3 to re-read and also "The Bloody Road To Death" as the setting for this one mentions Greece (where I live). I was appalled at the gross inaccuracy of this book's setting! They should have used a geographical atlas and done some research...

Conclusion: Hassel is enjoyable to read but the "historical facts" are really too fictional to even ignore! Research about Hassel verifies in my mind that the accusations of a fake are all true. His "autobiography" as presented in his books is as true as.... Lobsang Rampa's!

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.Comrades of War (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel

September 02, 2004
Returning from the harsh combat conditions of the western front, Tiny,Sven,Leigonnaire and the other men of the penal battalion are sent back to Hamburg to recieve hospital treatment. Meanwhile the frontline is drawing ever nearer. The fun dosen't stop there however, because neither Tiny, Legionaire or Sven intend to sit the hospital life out... Never trust a penel battalion; and especially never trust theirs.
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.SS General (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel

August 14, 2003
Sven's writing is stupendous! First read his books whilst serving as a soldier in Germany bombing around in armoured personnel carriers with Tanks supporting us - back in the 1970's His portrayal of war is so realistic and was then easy to relate to as we played soldiers. Years later reading his books again I'm struck by his characterisation and how well developed they are as they continue to hold on to life and dish out death. The hardships that generation went through still amaze me and how an evil little Dictator could unleash such immense terror on so many people.
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.Wheels of Terror (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel

August 14, 2003
Previously banned in Germany this story of war atrocity is everything but controversial. The main character Porta is a lanky loud mouth with hardly any teeth and a top hat who carries a kitten in his gasmask carry case and yet despite this rather strange Obertafuhuer, he is a merciless killing maschine and convicted rapist.
And he's just one of the many colourful characters that our first person accounts from Sven Hassel acknowledges. We have an amazing novel that depicts war in all it's horrid and gruesome non-glory. The beggining is nothing but disturbing and sets a tone for the rest of the book yet even with the charred children and dying women there are the odd bits of black humour.
One of my favourite books ever, live on war pulp fiction.
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.The Commissar

by: Sven Hassel

March 06, 2008
As usual, Sven Hassel manages to combine the horrors of WWII with the lighter moments. It wasn't all explosions and death, the soldiers on both sides were human, not just killing machines.
In this continuing story of life in the Wermacht, Sven, Tiny, Porta and the rest become involved in one of Porta's latest scams, the tracking down of a fortune in gold!
The only problem is, the gold is in the middle of Russia and the only person who knows where it is is a Russian Commissar!
More light-hearted than Hassels earlier accounts, although he never strays far from the realities of War.
En extremely enjoyable read
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.Assignment Gestapo (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel, Jean Ure

August 02, 2007
As usual, Sven Hassel manages to combine the horrors of WWII with the lighter moments. It wasn't all explosions and death, the soldiers on both sides were human, not just killing machines.
In this continuing story of life in the Wermacht, Sven, Tiny, Porta and the rest become involved in one of Porta's latest scams, the tracking down of a fortune in gold!
The only problem is, the gold is in the middle of Russia and the only person who knows where it is is a Russian Commissar!
More light-hearted than Hassels earlier accounts, although he never strays far from the realities of War.
En extremely enjoyable read
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.Liquidate Paris (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by: Sven Hassel

September 02, 2004
I have now read 6 sven Hassel books, and Liquidate Paris has to be one of my favourites. It is set in France 1944-1945. Sven and his German comrades are in a desperate retreat from the slopes of Russia and now have to fight the oncoming allied invaders.
As all his books Hassel is not afraid to write about the bloody and gory battles, so be warned this book is not for the faint hearted.
This is not just a "boys" book. There is a lot of love and emotion in this book, and a great read for everyone.
I would definetly recommned this book to everyone. also all of Hassel's other masterpieces.
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