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There were not 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 - each of them wondering if he would be the next to die before reaching the crude operating table...And sometimes brawling, robbing and raping as they swept into Hamburg to glut themselves on life for one more day, or just one more night...And sometimes they were heroes, pushing their way through the Russian lines - the Legionnaire, Sven and Tiny, all of them knowing they had lost the war ...and every last shred of their own humanity.
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Born in 1917 in Fredensborg, Denmark, Sven Hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. He did his compulsory year's military service in the Danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the German army. He served throughout the Second World War on all fronts except North Africa. When the war ended in 1945 he was transferred between Russian, American and French prison camps, and upon returning to Denmark, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for treason. He began writing LEGION OF THE DAMNED during his time as a prisoner of war. His 14 Second World War books, which draw on his own encounters and experiences as a soldier, have sold over 53 million copies worldwide and have been published in more than 50 countries. He peacefully passed away in Barcelona in 2012, where he had resided since 1964.
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Text: English, Danish (translation)
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- PublisherTransworld Publishers Ltd
- Publication date1982
- ISBN 10 0552113778
- ISBN 13 9780552113779
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages316
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COMRADES OF WAR. >> ENGLISH Language Edition.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good +. Wraparound Painted Cover! (illustrator). 17th Edition. *** CANADA BUYERS; (This is a THICK BOOK, thus can only be shipped by Expedited Mail in CANADA; Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates ONLY APPLY in Manitoba & Saskatchewan; Other Canadian Provinces will Need to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges); *** 316 pages. "They were not 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 - each of them wondering if he would be the next to die before reaching the crude operating table. And sometimes brawling, robbing and raping as they swept into Hamburg to glut themselves on life for one more day, or just one more night. And sometimes they were heroes, pushing their way through the Russian lines - the Legionnaire, Sven and Tiny, all of them knowing they had lost the war .and every last shred of their own humanity." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 9669-1
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COMRADES OF WAR. >> ENGLISH Language Edition.
Published by
Corgi Books, London, England, Great Britain, UK, 1982
ISBN 10: 0552113778
ISBN 13: 9780552113779
Used
Soft cover
Seller: Comic World, Steinbach, MB, Canada
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good/ Fine. Wraparound Painted Cover! (illustrator). 17th Edition. *** CANADA BUYERS; (This is a THICK BOOK, thus can only be shipped by Expedited Mail in CANADA; Standard Pre-Set Postage Rates ONLY APPLY in Manitoba & Saskatchewan; Other Canadian Provinces will Need to pay EXTRA Shipping Charges); *** 316 pages. "They were not 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 - each of them wondering if he would be the next to die before reaching the crude operating table. And sometimes brawling, robbing and raping as they swept into Hamburg to glut themselves on life for one more day, or just one more night. And sometimes they were heroes, pushing their way through the Russian lines - the Legionnaire, Sven and Tiny, all of them knowing they had lost the war .and every last shred of their own humanity." Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 9669-2
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Comrades of War
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ISBN 10: 0552113778
ISBN 13: 9780552113779
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Comrades of War
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Transworld Publishers Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 1982
ISBN 10: 0552113778
ISBN 13: 9780552113779
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Comrades of War
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Paperback. Condition: 1980. A very good copy. 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 freight train - Sven Hassel and his comrades find themselves behind the lines in a Hamburg hospital. The Reich is a hotbed of lies, betrayal and propaganda. Disgusted by the Nazi cause, the comrades drink themselves into oblivion, visit brothels where women dance naked on saloon tables and reach for home comforts before they return to the dreaded Russian Front. Because Hitler's war must go on. COMRADES OF WAR is a gritty portrayal of war's harsh realities and the fear and fanaticism at the heart of The Third Reich. 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. Seller Inventory # 25238705
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