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Legion of the DamnedSeries

This series delves into the brutal reality of World War II, focusing on the experiences of ordinary soldiers in relentless combat. With uncompromising realism and raw authenticity, it reveals the horrors of the conflict directly from the front lines. Each installment offers a glimpse into desperation, camaraderie, and the constant struggle for survival during one of history's darkest periods.

SS General
Legie prokletých
The Commissar
Wheels of Terror
O.G.P.U. Prison
The legion of the damned

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    Legie prokletých

    • 289 pages
    • 11 hours of reading
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    Autor pokračuje v líčení svých válečných osudů. Je zatčen pro dezerci a bez průtahů odsouzen na patnáct let těžkých prací - kdyby ovšem nebyl cizinec, neminul by jej trest smrti. Nesnesitelné poměry ve věznici jej přimějí, aby se dobrovolně přihlásil k práci, při níž mu doslova nahlíží smrt přes rameno: zneškodňuje nevybuchlé bomby. Naivně věří náborovému slibu, že mu bude za každých patnáct zneškodněných bomb prominut rok vězení. Pak je náhle z vězení propuštěn. Brzy však pochopí, že jediným důvodem je nedostatek vojáků na frontách - a po krutém vězení následuje stejně krutý výcvik. A tak převelení na frontu přes všechna číhající nebezpečí pociťuje jako úlevu. V nové jednotce navazuje přátelství se čtyřmi druhy, kteří jej budou doprovázet po zbytek války. Pět nerozlučných přátel čeká dlouhé období smrtelného nebezpečí a válečných strastí.

    Legie prokletých
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    March Battalion

    • 224 pages
    • 8 hours of reading
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    Into the screaming inferno of the Russian Front the Tank Battalions of Hitler's Penal Regiments were thrown. That was no surprise: these soldiers were pure cannon fodder to the German High Command men whose lives were considered expendable. And because they were treated like animals, they also learned to live like animals. They stole and cheated in the manner of beasts, and died brutally and bloodily, fighting not only the enemy, but each other. Bestselling author Sven Hassel, whose World War II themed novels have sold more than 52 million copies, tells the gripping story of the soldiers sacrificed in the Fuhrer's Russian Offensive.

    March Battalion
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    Assignment Gestapo

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
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    A sobering portrait of the absurdity of the Nazi regime and the atrocities committed by Hitler's secret police, now relaunched with a stunning new look.

    Assignment Gestapo
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    Monte Cassino

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    It's clear why Sven Hassell's books have sold millions. From a no-holds barred description of frontline combat to accounts of partisan attacks and adventures in Rome on leave, his World War II story is a classic. Here, Sven and his comrades who have survived the deadly fighting on the Russian front are posted to Italy, where the armies are locked in battle around the ancient hilltop of Monte Cassino. In the face of overwhelming Allied firepower, Sven and his fellow soldiers cling to the mountainside, knowing they cannot defy the odds forever.

    Monte Cassino
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    O.G.P.U. Prison

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
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    O.G.P.U. PRISON is one of Sven Hassel's most compulsively readable novels, full of battle scenes, written in the gritty style that Hassel is renowned for. Now relaunched with a stunning new look.

    O.G.P.U. Prison
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    The Commissar

    • 368 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
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    THE COMMISSAR is a shocking insight into the brutalities faced by ordinary soldiers and the atrocities committed in the name of survival. Now relaunched with a stunning new look.

    The Commissar