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Danger was forgotten, death was forgotten, the war was forgotten. They only knew they had to kill...The figures in khaki were no longer soldiers, no longer men. Sven Hassel and his comrades are once more hurled into the ferocity of the frontline. The Eastern Front is a sight of unprecedented destruction. The soldiers there - the tank battalions of Hitler's penal regiments - are considered expendable by the German high command. Treated like animals, they learn to live like animals, to fight like beasts. The only other option is to die a bloody death...Sven Hassel based his unflinching narrative on his experiences in the German army. He ended World War Two in a prisoner of war camp, where he wrote his first novel Legion of the Damned. March Battalion is a gripping testament to the soldiers sacrificed on the Russian Front.
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A famously gritty war novel set on the Eastern Front and a gripping insight into the brutalities of war.
About the Author
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 World War II 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 fourteen World War II 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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Transworld Publishers Ltd, 1990
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Befriedigend. 224 Seiten; Corgi 1978 : Sven Hassel - tb GH-0SJC-PCQ9 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 500. Seller Inventory # 279113
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Paperback. Condition: Good. March Battalion by Sven Hassel follows his familiar band of penal-unit soldiers as they are thrown into another brutal Eastern Front campaign, battling exhaustion, cold, and the relentless grind of mechanised war. Through their black humour, shifting loyalties, and moments of raw humanity, Hassel paints a vivid picture of survival inside a unit treated as expendable. A gritty, fast-paced entry in the series, ideal for collectors of WWII fiction and Hasselās hard-edged frontline narratives. Photograph available on request. Seller Inventory # mon0001645468
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Paperback copy, no dustjacket as issued. 220pp. Not library copy, no inscriptions, light creasing to spine. (64/2). Seller Inventory # ABE-1747062502442