March Battalion [Paperback]

Sven Hassel (Author)

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Publication Date: October 23, 1970

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.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Born in 1917 in Fredensborg, Denmark, Sven Hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. He did his compulsory year's military service in the Danish forces in 1936 and then, facing unemployment, joined the German army. He served throughout World War II on all fronts except North Africa. Wounded eight times, he ended the war in a Russian prison camp. He wrote Legion of the Damned while being transferred between American, British and Danish prisons before making a new life for himself in Spain. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Corgi (October 23, 1970)
• ISBN-10: 0552085286
• ISBN-13: 978-0552085281
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,997,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars One of the worst... skip it, October 21, 2009

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This review is from: March Battalion (Cassell Military Paperbacks) (Paperback)

Well, if you already had all other Seven Hassel's books and only takes this one to read them all, then go for it, it won't hurt.

But be advised: this is his worst book (along with "The Commissar"). Totally cheap and unimaginative.