The Legion of the Damned
by Hassel, Sven (tr. Maurice Michael)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, missing d/j, black boards good, silver spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1957. 1st English. hardback. Very good, missing d/j, black boards good, silver spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Legion of the Damned (original Danish: Ford¿mtes Legion) is the first in 14 World War II novels by Danish-born author Sven Hassel (pseudonym of B¿rge Willy Redsted Pedersen). The book covers a chronological period of a number of years, starting with the protagonist's arrest and time in German concentration camps, and ending with his being an officer and company commander on the Russian front. All of Sven Hassel's subsequent war stories, from a chronological point of view, fill in details omitted by this book.Published in 1953, the book provides an account of life as a German soldier on the Eastern Front during World War II. The book opens with the author being tried and convicted as a deserter, and as a result being sent to a concentration camp. He spends a number of months in camps, particularly at Gross Rosen and Lenggries, where he is involved in bomb disposal and also witnesses a number of atrocities committed by the SS guards, before abruptly being ""pardoned"" and dispatched to a penal combat unit. There, the author meets comrades Old Man or Old Un (real name Willy Beier),prankster Joseph Porta,the massive Pluto (real name Gustav Eicken), their highly abusive commander Meier, which they later take revenge on,and student Hugo Stege.Legion of the Damned won critical acclaim across Europe and the United States and was translated into 15 languages. It has also been optioned for a film.The book is often cited as one of the best of Hassel's novels.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC108941
- Title
- The Legion of the Damned
- Author
- Hassel, Sven (tr. Maurice Michael)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, missing d/j, black boards good, silver spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st English
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 297
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, translation, fiction, Denmark, Hassel, pseudonym
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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