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His books including legion of the damned, monte cassino and liquidate paris have been translated into 25 languages and hassel found. While there is some controversy with respect to hassel s wwii stories this book reads to me as an unapologetic confessional of a young man caught up in the horrors of an impossible situation. Legion of the damned legion of the damned, book 1 by. The style that sven hassel wrote this book is unique and graphic.
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