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Legion of the Damned

By: Sven Hassel
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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Convicted of deserting the German army, Sven Hassel is sent to a penal regiment on the Russian Front. He and his comrades are regarded as expendable, cannon fodder in the battle against the implacable Red Army. Outnumbered and outgunned, they fight their way across the frozen steppe....

This iconic anti-war novel is a testament to the atrocities suffered by the lone soldier in the fight for survival. Sven Hassel's unflinching narrative is based on his own experiences in the German Army. He began writing his first novel, Legion of the Damned, in a prisoner of war camp at the end of the Second World War. Read by Rupert Degas.

©1957 Sven Hassel (P)2014 Orion Publishing Group Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military War Military Red Army

Editorial reviews

"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 never brutal or bitter. He is, too, a first-rate storyteller" ( Washington Post)
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I have listened to this book multiple times and the heart wrenching chronicles of these soldiers are truly and excellently brought to life by Rupert Degas.

The tales and voice of Porta have made me laugh and laugh.

I would recommend this book to anyone with any interest in WW2.

Please get Rupert Degas to narrate the wrest of Sven Hassle’s English translations. This book and Wheels of terror are easily the best.

Emotionally excellent

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love this series of books! Sven is amazing with words. good book to read and listen to

good listen

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For those who love a brutal,crass trench story of Ww2 without the glory and pomp. Fabulously gritty and dark.

Limitless suffering for the battle hardened.

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This book is very graphic in details about the trails and friendship within the WW2 German 27 penal battalion

Graphic

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I read his books a long time ago and they had a huge influence on me. now listening to them with the performance makes the book truly come alive.

awesome

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The story makes u feel as if you are there with them also u feel the high and low points of the story

Realistic

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