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S. S. General [Mass Market Paperback]

Sven Hassel (Author)

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Book Description

Publication Date: January 28, 1972

The great Stalingrad novel--written by a German survivor. Sven Hassell and his diminishing band of veterans find themselves plunged into the maelstrom of Stalingrad. Radio Moscow boasts that one German soldier dies every minute as they struggle forward on the front, and when the Russians surround the German 6th Army, it seems they're doomed. But Sven and his friends make a last-ditch attempt to break out, to fight their way across the frozen steppe to freedom. Their leader: a fanatical SS general.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

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 his first novel while being transferred between American, British and Danish prisons before making a new life for himself in Spain. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Corgi (January 28, 1972)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0552088749
ISBN-13: 978-0552088749
Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,403,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest War Writer Ever, May 20, 1998

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Sven Hassel manages to capture the pure essence of survival in a world gone mad. his stories are realistically horrific yet can capture your mind in a book, which after reading through the first few chapters, you won't want to stop reading it, and once you've finished, you want more.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Sven Hassel classic., October 27, 1997

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Out of all Sven Hassel's books, SS General is not only the most intruguing but also the most enertaining. He manages to combine an excellent war story while preserving a uniue repetoire the reader achieves with all the usual characters (Tiny, Porta, etc) A brillinat book, read it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars SS General is a graphic account of the unimaginable horrors, April 1, 1998

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Sven Hassel is a true survivor. His personal account of the horrors of war, the futility and the hope that you must keep going against the odds are no better summarised than in the SS General. The amazing story of his escape from the hell of Stalingrad is compulsory reading.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Great Author, Terrible Translation of book!
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This book is my favorite book of the Sven Hassel Series. It is by far amazing and should be given 6 stars. I wish his series could turn into a movie. Read more

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S.S. General--A good story-historicaly inaccurate,to much one sided.Ex:Dec.'42 Paulus had only about 100 thanks left,not 600. Read more

Published on March 17, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book - fact or fiction
There has been much debate online as to whether any of Hassel's exploits are true or not. Whatever the case the books are good reading. Read more

Published on January 27, 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Another WW2 experience
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