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Wheels of Terror
Sven Hassel
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Description for Wheels of Terror
Paperback. Sven Hassel's ultimate tank warfare novel, now relaunched with a stunning new look. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Sven Hassel's ultimate tank warfare novel.
'This is a book of horrors, and should be left alone by those prone to nightmares. Sven Hassel's descriptions of the atrocities committed by both sides are the most horrible indictments of war I have ever read ... A great war novel!' Alan Silitoe
Stationed on the Russian Front and now equipped with armoured vehicles, Sven Hassel and his comrades from the 27th Penal Regiment fight on remorselessly...
All of them should be dead: life expectancy on the Russian Front is measured in weeks. But Sven, Porta, Tiny and The Legionnaire ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Sven Hassel War Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780228211
SKU
V9781780228211
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Sven Hassel
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 the Second World War on all fronts except North Africa. When the war ended in 1945 he was transferred ... Read more
Reviews for Wheels of Terror
In essence this is an expose of the absurdity of war, and a moving plea for peace. As such, it takes its rank with far milder books, such as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT - NEWSDAY Hassel's books of war are the most powerful I have ever read He is graphic, at times brilliantly so, but never ... Read more