Author: Sven Hassel; Maurice Michael
Title: The Legion of the Damned
Description: London, George Allen & Unwin , 1957. First edition. Cloth. A moving translation of Sven Hassel's novel following a soldier who is forced to fight for Germany during the Second World War. This is the first UK edition of the work, being a translation of the novel into English by Maurice Michael. The work was first published in Danish in 1953. This work is in original publisher's cloth binding, in the original clipped dust wrapper. Sven Hassel was the pseudonym of Danish author Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen, who was most known for his novels about German soldiers in World War Two. This is evident in The Legion of the Damned, which tells the story of a young Danish-Austrian soldier being forced to fight for the Nazis after being sent to a concentration camp for trying to flee the country. Hassle describes the horrific experiences of the soldiers, but also conveys their humour remaining throughout. With a moving dedication to fifteen comrades who 'fell for a cause which was not their own', including five women.With publisher's advertisements to the rear and a Vanity Fair booksellers label to the front paste down. In original publisher's cloth binding with the price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, in lovely condition, with very minor shelf wear. Booksellers label to front paste down. Dust wrapper in excellent condition, with minor shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: Second World war military historical fiction military None
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Title: The Legion of the Damned
Description: London, George Allen & Unwin , 1957. First edition. Cloth. A moving translation of Sven Hassel's novel following a soldier who is forced to fight for Germany during the Second World War. This is the first UK edition of the work, being a translation of the novel into English by Maurice Michael. The work was first published in Danish in 1953. This work is in original publisher's cloth binding, in the original clipped dust wrapper. Sven Hassel was the pseudonym of Danish author Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen, who was most known for his novels about German soldiers in World War Two. This is evident in The Legion of the Damned, which tells the story of a young Danish-Austrian soldier being forced to fight for the Nazis after being sent to a concentration camp for trying to flee the country. Hassle describes the horrific experiences of the soldiers, but also conveys their humour remaining throughout. With a moving dedication to fifteen comrades who 'fell for a cause which was not their own', including five women.With publisher's advertisements to the rear and a Vanity Fair booksellers label to the front paste down. In original publisher's cloth binding with the price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, in lovely condition, with very minor shelf wear. Booksellers label to front paste down. Dust wrapper in excellent condition, with minor shelf wear to the extremities and the odd mark. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with the occasional handling mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.
Keywords: Second World war military historical fiction military None
Price: GBP 145.00 = appr. US$ 207.06 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 872Q22
- Book number: 872Q22
See more books from our catalog: Naval & Military History