The battle over monte casino was one of the bloodiest of the ww ii and no doubt hassel decided to put his band there. Intensely and with brutal realism, he portrays the cruelty of the war, the nazi crimes and the crude and cynical humor of the soldiers. War story of the 27th panzers, hitlers heavyduty combat regiment composed of prisoners. Monte cassino, the sacred monastery north west of naples. Sven hassel was sent to a penal battalion as a private in the german forces. The battle of monte cassino also known as the battle for rome and the battle for cassino was a costly series of four assaults by the allies against the winter line in italy held by axis forces during the italian campaign of world war ii. Latest version by dule mehic download sven hassel razorite pariz. Hitler has ordered that every position must be held to the last, and every lost position recaptured by counterattack. Its clear why sven hassells books have sold millions. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Monte cassino, det heliga berget norr om neapel, var en naturlig observationspunkt. The novels are based on his own experiences in the german army.
Hitler has ordered that every position must be held to the last, and every lost position recaptured by counter. Sven hassel has 48 books on goodreads with 29181 ratings. Having survived the horrors of the eastern front, the 27th penal regiment are posted to italy. Pdf the battles for monte cassino then and now download. Sven hassel was a world war ii novelist, who completed a series of fourteen books, that tell the battles of a penal regiment on the eastern front.
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Sven hassel, who has died aged 95, wrote 14 massively popular novels about life in the wartime german army. Sven hassel was a pen name that borge willy pedersen used to write novels set in the second world war. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Monte cassino by sven hassel books hachette australia. Monte cassino isbn 9780297865742 pdf epub sven hassel. His books including legion of the damned, monte cassino and liquidate paris have. Monte cassino sven hassel este cel mai probabil una dintre cele mai bune carti din categoria sa. Books by sven hassel author of legion of the damned goodreads. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sven hassel official site official sven hassel site. Sven and his comrades from 27th penal regiment find themselves in italy on the way to monte cassino. He published his first book, legion of the damned, in 1953. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read monte cassino. The thunder of the guns could be heard in rome, 170 miles away.
In 1943, this motley tank crew is sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a soviet train thats carrying fuel for the red army. Monte cassino sven hassel serie zweiter weltkrieg german edition hassel, sven on. Monte cassino paperback april 1 2007 by sven hassel author 4. Sven hassels most popular book is legion of the damned. Montecassino scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. By the time the dane died in 2012 at the age of 95, he was one of the most popular and most prolific authors to come out of denmark. Monte cassino is a classic sven hassel novel, a noholdsbarred account of frontline combat. A classic sven hassel, with all the right ingredients blood, guts, fear, high comedy and magnificent courage with the shattered monastery ruins and the seedy streets. Sven hassel based his unflinching narrative on his experiences in the german army.
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