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The story is about death, destruction and struggle. The narrative, made up of fragmentary experiences rather than a complete and unified series of events, speaks symbolically for the horrible and ridiculous aspects of war, which are its main concern, for hassel. Nov 14, 2012 sven hassel was a remarkable but controversial author who wrote successful novels set on the eastern front in the second world war. A newlyreleased sven hassel comic book adaptation of legion of the damned is now available at all online major. 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 was living in barcelona, spain when he passed away. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. An extraordinary book, which has captured the attention of all of europe new york times legion of the damned is an incredible picture of totalitarianism, of stupefying injustice. Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned goodreads. Book legion of the damned hassel sven david baldacci ltd file id 98321c0 creator. Sven hassel 19 april 1917 21 september 2012 in barcelona was the pen.
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