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The Commissar
Sven Hassel
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Description for The Commissar
Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252.
A shocking insight into the brutalities faced by ordinary soldiers and the atrocities committed in the name of survival.
Dispassionately we stared at the bloody scene. It had become an everyday sight.
The 27th Penal Regiment care nothing for Hitler's war. They fight only to stay alive. But then they uncover the Soviet Army's biggest secret. A Russian commissar has hidden 30 million dollars of gold somewhere behind enemy lines.
In a madcap scheme, Porta brokers a deal with the commissar: free passage for the Russians in return for a share of the gold. To ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Sven Hassel War Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780228112
SKU
V9781780228112
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
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 The Commissar
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 The story shudders from page to page while the ... Read more