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Legion of the Damned
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Legion of the Damned
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Publisher's Summary
Convicted of deserting the German army, Sven Hassel is sent to a penal regiment on the Russian Front. He and his comrades are regarded as expendable, cannon fodder in the battle against the implacable Red Army. Outnumbered and outgunned, they fight their way across the frozen steppe....
This iconic anti-war novel is a testament to the atrocities suffered by the lone soldier in the fight for survival. 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. Read by Rupert Degas.
Editorial reviews
" Legion of the Damned is an incredible picture of totalitarianism, of stupefying injustice... He is graphic, at times brilliantly so, but never brutal or bitter. He is, too, a first-rate storyteller" ( Washington Post)
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- Anonymous User
- 15-06-2021
Emotionally excellent
I have listened to this book multiple times and the heart wrenching chronicles of these soldiers are truly and excellently brought to life by Rupert Degas.
The tales and voice of Porta have made me laugh and laugh.
I would recommend this book to anyone with any interest in WW2.
Please get Rupert Degas to narrate the wrest of Sven Hassle’s English translations. This book and Wheels of terror are easily the best.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-07-2021
good listen
love this series of books! Sven is amazing with words. good book to read and listen to
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- Anonymous User
- 29-04-2020
Limitless suffering for the battle hardened.
For those who love a brutal,crass trench story of Ww2 without the glory and pomp. Fabulously gritty and dark.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-04-2019
Graphic
This book is very graphic in details about the trails and friendship within the WW2 German 27 penal battalion
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- Jason G Cody
- 25-04-2021
awesome
I read his books a long time ago and they had a huge influence on me. now listening to them with the performance makes the book truly come alive.
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- Anonymous User
- 27-01-2024
Realistic
The story makes u feel as if you are there with them also u feel the high and low points of the story
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