SS GENERAL

Hassel, Sven (Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen)

ISBN 10: 0552088749 / ISBN 13: 9780552088749

Published by Corgi Books, London, 1976

About this Item

This near fine copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight and square. there is some inevitable age toning to the page edges on an almost fifty year old book. There is light spotting to the inside card covers. The author has signed and dated this dedicated copy on the title page International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. SS General (original title: SS-Generalen) is a novel by the Danish writer Sven Hassel. It was first published in 1960 and has been translated in many languages. Written in the first person, SS-General is based on the adventures of a group of German penal battalion soldiers in the Battle of Stalingrad. The book describes their escape from the Stalingrad siege under the leadership of a fanatical Brigadeführer of the Waffen-SS. Like all Sven Hassel's books it contains graphic descriptions of war's brutality, as well as elements of military humour. Sven Hassel was the pen name of the Danish-born Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen (19 April 1917 ? 21 September 2012) known for his novels about German soldiers fighting in World War II. In Denmark he used the pen name Sven Hazel. He is one of the bestselling Danish authors, possibly second only to Hans Christian Andersen. E 2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: SS GENERAL
• Publisher: Corgi Books, London
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552088749
• ISBN 13: 9780552088749
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Reprint
• Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

Corgi 1972 1st edition paperback. good condition. In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Review

Hassel's books of war are the most powerful I have ever read

The story shudders from page to page while the devoted friends live precariously from year to year, until only the one survivor is left to write this book. And a gripping book it is--CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE

In essence this is an expose of the absurdity of war, and a moving plea for peace. As such, it takes its rank with far milder books, such as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT--NEWSDAY