Sven Hassel: 76 books

From the fight for survival against the ferocious Red Army and the icy, shell-ravaged 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. Convicted of deserting the German army,...

Sven Hassel's iconic novel about the Battle for Monte Cassino. The thunder of the guns could be heard in Rome, 170 miles away... Having survived the horrors of the Eastern Front, the 27th Penal Regiment are posted to Italy. Hitler has ordered that every position must be held to the last,...

Sven Hassel's ultimate tank warfare novel. 'This is a book of horrors, and should be left alone by those prone to nightmares. Sven Hassel's descriptions of the atrocities committed by both sides are the most horrible indictments of war I have ever read ... A great war novel!' Alan Silitoe Stationed...

Sven Hassel's iconic war novel about the Russian Front. '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 ... He is graphic, at times brilliantly so, but...

The Russian uses his machine pistol like a scythe. Feldwebel remains standing for a fraction of a second. The rain of bullets pours into him, making him twitch violently. He falls to the floor. The Russian grins. There is no doubt that he is enjoying himself. Sven Hassel and his comrades are...

There were not so much people as animals. Sometimes small and frightened, huddling together in cattle cars, wounds gaping, tongues swelling even as they licked the moist frost from the walls... Grievously wounded - having survived the operating table and the perilous journey West on a freezing...

“UNO STRAORDINARIO SVEN HASSEL, FORSE IL MIGLIORE - UN SICURO BESTSELLER INTERNAZIONALE” L’Écho de la Vente, Francia È come se il suolo saltasse per aria. Il boato di una lunga esplosione scuote le linee tedesche. Si sente un grido infernale. Attraverso le scintille infuocate si vede...

'They beat me,' whispers the artillery officer, 'Smashed my teeth in, sent an electric current through me. They want me to confess to something I never did.' Sven Hassel and his comrades are fighting on the Finnish front, facing an arctic winter more ferocious than anything they've ever known. But...

« LE SENS ASSURÉ DE L'ANTITHÈSE DRAMATIQUE A FAIT DE SVEN HASSEL UN NOUVEL HEMINGWAY » RAMAR-GAN, ISRAËL    Heide pousse un cri, il saute en l'air et atterrit de l'autre côté du fossé, où il glisse sur la boue comme une pelle. Notre char commence à reculer...

« UN SVEN HASSEL EXTRAORDINAIRE, PEUT-ÊTRE LE MEILLEUR – UN SUCCÈS INTERNATIONAL À COUP SÛR » L’ÉCHO DE LA VENTE, France    C'est comme si tout le terrain allait sauter en l'air. Une longue explosion retentissante secoue les lignes allemandes. C'est alors...

“IL FORTE SENSO DELL’ANTITESI DRAMMATICA HA FATTO DI SVEN HASSEL IL NUOVO HEMINGWAY” Ramar-Gan, Israele Heide lancia un grido, salta e atterra sull’altro lato del fosso, guizzando nel fango come una scavatrice. Il nostro carro comincia a retrocedere a tutta forza. Evidentemente, anche...

“EEN DUIDELIJK GEVOEL VAN DRAMATISCHE ANTITHESE HEEFT SVEN HASSEL DOEN UITGROEIEN TOT EEN NIEUWE HEMMINGWAY” RAMAR-GAN, ISRAËL   Tenminste een bataljon vlammenwerpers draait in het rond als een groep gek geworden wilde zwijnen. Lange, brandende vuurtongen komen uit de geschutstorens...

„SENSUL SIGUR AL ANTITEZEI DRAMATICE L-A CONVERTIT PE SVEN HASSEL ÎNTR-UN NOU HEMINGWAY” RAMAR-GAN, ISRAEL   Heide scoate un ţipăt, sare prin aer şi aterizează pe partea cealaltă a şanţului, unde patinează prin noroi ca un excavator. Tancul nostru începe să se retragă...

„Ein ausgezeichnetes Werk von Sven Hassel, vielleicht sogar das beste - ganz sicher ein internationaler Erfolg“    L’Echo de la Vente, Frankreich      Es scheint, als ob der ganze Boden in die Luft fliegt. Eine lange dröhnende Explosion...