Guestbook
880 entries.
Nick
from
Sydney,Australia
wrote on 22/10/2022
at
00:24
I used to read these novels when I was a child back in the early 80s . Latter on in my early thirties I ended up buying the entire set to read. The novels starkly depict the horrors of war. and the depravity and depths humanity can go too. Sven Hassel is one of my favourite writers. My only criticism would be to bring back the old style 80s front cover art work rather than current covers as I find the front covers of the new books in print to be a little bland.
I used to read these novels when I was a child back in the early 80s . Latter on in my early thirties I ended up buying the entire set to read. The novels starkly depict the horrors of war. and the depravity and depths humanity can go too. Sven Hassel is one of my favourite writers. My only criticism would be to bring back the old style 80s front cover art work rather than current covers as I find the front covers of the new books in print to be a little bland.
Mark Taha
from
London
wrote on 21/10/2022
at
21:51
Reply to query – only film Wheels of Terror (1987) – aka The Misfit Brigade.
Reply to query – only film Wheels of Terror (1987) – aka The Misfit Brigade.
Richard Maples
from
Sheffield UK
wrote on 13/10/2022
at
13:20
Been a fan for many years. Read them over and over again. If I am in a second hand book shop or market and see one for sale I always buy it. I like the cover art work as it has changed over the years.
Been a fan for many years. Read them over and over again. If I am in a second hand book shop or market and see one for sale I always buy it. I like the cover art work as it has changed over the years.
John Harvey
from
LEEDS
wrote on 07/09/2022
at
14:42
John Harvey from Leeds. Been a fan for over forty years. I like to dip in every now and again, but always end up reading the whole series. Does anyone know if any films have been made based on these?
John Harvey from Leeds. Been a fan for over forty years. I like to dip in every now and again, but always end up reading the whole series. Does anyone know if any films have been made based on these?
David Reddy
from
Selsey, Chichester
wrote on 03/07/2022
at
17:59
I first read the Sven Hassel books as a 10yr old and am have just read many of them again and they have lost none of interest or that act of grabbing the readeread r in the last 40+ yrs inbetween reads. Only now I have to hunt them down with bit of difficulty especially if I want original sleeves or covers . This makes the read more fun
I first read the Sven Hassel books as a 10yr old and am have just read many of them again and they have lost none of interest or that act of grabbing the readeread r in the last 40+ yrs inbetween reads. Only now I have to hunt them down with bit of difficulty especially if I want original sleeves or covers . This makes the read more fun
David Thompson
from
Wimborne Dorset
wrote on 23/06/2022
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16:02
I first read the series of books when I 13 yrs old (I'm now 57 ) The way he wrote these you felt you were there living along side them. I still have all the books and read them every couple of years and still get the same feelings I had as a teenager. He is still one of my favourite authors. A very courageous man putting pen to paper trying to educate us to the futility of war.
I first read the series of books when I 13 yrs old (I'm now 57 ) The way he wrote these you felt you were there living along side them. I still have all the books and read them every couple of years and still get the same feelings I had as a teenager. He is still one of my favourite authors. A very courageous man putting pen to paper trying to educate us to the futility of war.
Andrea
from
Firenze
wrote on 27/04/2022
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20:28
I read all of them years ago…an amazing picture of the awful WW2….I cannot forget all of them! Do you know if the last manuscript has been traslated in english? Thank you and regards. Andrea
I read all of them years ago…an amazing picture of the awful WW2….I cannot forget all of them! Do you know if the last manuscript has been traslated in english? Thank you and regards. Andrea
Johan Diedrich Booij
from
Purmerend
wrote on 20/04/2022
at
12:30
R.I.P. SVEN.
R.I.P. SVEN.
Adam Pamment
from
Frome
wrote on 01/04/2022
at
16:33
Just started reading all the books 35 years after I originally read them. They have lost none of a gritty magic. Absolutely compulsive reading and impossible to put down. The author really did capture the human side of men are drawn together through war and its tragedy.
Just started reading all the books 35 years after I originally read them. They have lost none of a gritty magic. Absolutely compulsive reading and impossible to put down. The author really did capture the human side of men are drawn together through war and its tragedy.
Ste Cork
from
UK, now USA
wrote on 25/03/2022
at
20:36
I remember passing Sven Hassel books around in the school playground in the '70s, until we'd all earned enough money to buy our own copies. I think I was about 7 when I first started reading them. Great stuff. I still have all of mine. Sadly, my own kids aren't interested. Just thought I'd try a wikipedia search, then came across this site. Can't believe all the rubbish written by people crying fraud etc. These are stories, with some truth behind them, and other things based on how the characters would act in other circumstances. None of the covers said "Every word of this is true". Relax and enjoy them for the fun that they are. Absolutely timeless, and the only WWII novels I ever read many many times each, as opposed to the Leo Kessler type ones I only read once – they're ok, but not a patch on Sven Hassel. Nice to see updates to this site even in 2022. Take care.
I remember passing Sven Hassel books around in the school playground in the '70s, until we'd all earned enough money to buy our own copies. I think I was about 7 when I first started reading them. Great stuff. I still have all of mine. Sadly, my own kids aren't interested. Just thought I'd try a wikipedia search, then came across this site. Can't believe all the rubbish written by people crying fraud etc. These are stories, with some truth behind them, and other things based on how the characters would act in other circumstances. None of the covers said "Every word of this is true". Relax and enjoy them for the fun that they are. Absolutely timeless, and the only WWII novels I ever read many many times each, as opposed to the Leo Kessler type ones I only read once – they're ok, but not a patch on Sven Hassel. Nice to see updates to this site even in 2022. Take care.
william james luney
from
belfast
wrote on 15/03/2022
at
11:54
i loved all his books as a teenager now I am 62 I am reading and loving them all over
i loved all his books as a teenager now I am 62 I am reading and loving them all over
Gareth Tomkins
from
Port Talbot
wrote on 19/01/2022
at
15:30
Started reading even hassel books as a youngster around 17yrs old am now 66. First book I read was Monte Casino wow after that I just got every book when available. I read them avidly and have me so much pleasure,sure there was gruesome stuff but after all it was war ,and did show war as it was .but apart from that the characters were great and honestly has some great laughs reading the banter between Porta,Tiny etc.I must say they have been amongst the best novels I have ever read such a joy and easy to read without any of them feeling as it was a long slog.Thank you Mr Hassel for the joy you have given myself and other readers of your work.you are sadly no longer here but you will never be forgotten.
Started reading even hassel books as a youngster around 17yrs old am now 66.
First book I read was Monte Casino wow after that I just got every book when available.
I read them avidly and have me so much pleasure,sure there was gruesome stuff but after all it was war ,and did show war as it was .but apart from that the characters were great and honestly has some great laughs reading the banter between Porta,Tiny etc.I must say they have been amongst the best novels I have ever read such a joy and easy to read without any of them feeling as it was a long slog.Thank you Mr Hassel for the joy you have given myself and other readers of your work.you are sadly no longer here but you will never be forgotten.
Tony Ridden
from
Stornoway
wrote on 28/12/2021
at
19:05
First introduced to Sven Hassel as a youngster when my father was at a book and toy fair for retail outlets. He said to pick what I wanted and I subsequently picked, The Bloody road to death. The suprising thing is I hadn’t heard of Sven Hassel . I read it and in the last 40 years I have loved his books, collected them many times and will continue to do so.
First introduced to Sven Hassel as a youngster when my father was at a book and toy fair for retail outlets. He said to pick what I wanted and I subsequently picked, The Bloody road to death. The suprising thing is I hadn’t heard of Sven Hassel . I read it and in the last 40 years I have loved his books, collected them many times and will continue to do so.
David Green
from
Petty Harbour
wrote on 22/12/2021
at
14:34
Read every one of his books as a kid, several times. I think I'll buy them all again, they're as good as anything by Bernard Cornwell.
Read every one of his books as a kid, several times. I think I'll buy them all again, they're as good as anything by Bernard Cornwell.
Michael Alan Dixon-Brooks
from
RIDGECREST, California
wrote on 27/11/2021
at
21:33
Currently watching Wheels of Terror" movie online and remembering growing up in England, I think I read every Sven Hassel book there was back then. I enjoyed them and now have the urge to check Amazon and see about getting them again.
Currently watching Wheels of Terror" movie online and remembering growing up in England, I think I read every Sven Hassel book there was back then. I enjoyed them and now have the urge to check Amazon and see about getting them again.
Dennis Welch
from
Eastbourne England
wrote on 22/11/2021
at
00:19
Hello,l first read wheel's of terror when about 10 or 11 ,lent to me by a school friend, not only was l terrified by the contents l would find my self laughing at Porta's or Tiny's comical behaviour . At one point by my mid 20's l had every title,Sven became my favourite author along with Spike Milligan , now in my late 60s I'm in the process of recollection of my mislaid library , sincerely yours Dennis Welch
Hello,l first read wheel's of terror when about 10 or 11 ,lent to me by a school friend, not only was l terrified by the contents l would find my self laughing at Porta's or Tiny's comical behaviour . At one point by my mid 20's l had every title,Sven became my favourite author along with Spike Milligan , now in my late 60s I'm in the process of recollection of my mislaid library , sincerely yours Dennis Welch
Milena
from
Santa Madre di Kazan. Scherzo. Santa Maria Maddalena. Italia.
wrote on 22/09/2021
at
16:04
Hi, I'm 25 and I discovered Sven's books when I was 15-16 and I feel like a newbie compared to someone who read them 20 years ago or more. But I love them incredibly and have a very strong bond with his books. I think I found them at a time when I was in dire need of friends. I really wanted to meet Sven just to thank him, but sadly I couldn't. I really appreciate this page that continues to keep him and his works alive. Every day I try to keep Sven and his works alive because I am very fond of them: I love writing fanfictions about Sven and his characters, talking about his books, encouraging people to do it, I have a mug with a print of Sven, different t-shirts themed you and a sweatshirt, I love to commission drawings on the characters and create music playlists that remind me of the characters. Not long ago on fb I created an initiative on my page in which every day, for a month, I published a quote or dialogues from his books to try to involve other people and bring them closer to his books, just because Porta in "Cursed by God" he took the liberty of saying that no one cared about them and the stories they had to tell! I took it very personally and wanted to prove it was wrong ahaha! I have two Sven characters tattoos on my body and this year one of the stops on my traveling holiday was Montecassino. All this to say: thank you for the work you do with this page and for keeping it alive and active. Beyond the very important message they leave on a moral level and the fact that I think they should be… Read more
Hi, I'm 25 and I discovered Sven's books when I was 15-16 and I feel like a newbie compared to someone who read them 20 years ago or more.
But I love them incredibly and have a very strong bond with his books. I think I found them at a time when I was in dire need of friends.
I really wanted to meet Sven just to thank him, but sadly I couldn't.
I really appreciate this page that continues to keep him and his works alive.
Every day I try to keep Sven and his works alive because I am very fond of them: I love writing fanfictions about Sven and his characters, talking about his books, encouraging people to do it, I have a mug with a print of Sven, different t-shirts themed you and a sweatshirt, I love to commission drawings on the characters and create music playlists that remind me of the characters.
Not long ago on fb I created an initiative on my page in which every day, for a month, I published a quote or dialogues from his books to try to involve other people and bring them closer to his books, just because Porta in "Cursed by God" he took the liberty of saying that no one cared about them and the stories they had to tell! I took it very personally and wanted to prove it was wrong ahaha!
I have two Sven characters tattoos on my body and this year one of the stops on my traveling holiday was Montecassino.
All this to say: thank you for the work you do with this page and for keeping it alive and active. Beyond the very important message they leave on a moral level and the fact that I think they should be read in schools as a warning, his books mean a lot to many people. <3
Thank you.
R.I.P. Sven.
David Rico Deira
from
Madrid
wrote on 21/08/2021
at
07:20
Hola Here we have a fanfic podcast based on the original characters of Sven Hassel. Its very enjoyable to hear new adventures, but its available only in Spanish. https://www.ivoox.com/hf-63-8211-koenigstiger-1944-sven-hassel-fanfic-audios-mp3_rf_66808302_1.html
Hola
Here we have a fanfic podcast based on the original characters of Sven Hassel. Its very enjoyable to hear new adventures, but its available only in Spanish.
https://www.ivoox.com/hf-63-8211-koenigstiger-1944-sven-hassel-fanfic-audios-mp3_rf_66808302_1.html
Fausto
from
Bologna, Italy
wrote on 14/08/2021
at
14:24
Ciao! È sempre un vero piacere rileggere i romanzi di Sven! Oramai non so più quante volte li ho letti. Mi piace poi navigare in questo splendido sito. Complimenti e avanti a tutta forza!!
Ciao! È sempre un vero piacere rileggere i romanzi di Sven! Oramai non so più quante volte li ho letti. Mi piace poi navigare in questo splendido sito. Complimenti e avanti a tutta forza!!
Alfred
from
Buenos Aires
wrote on 31/07/2021
at
00:24
Thank you very much for this webpage! Porta's kitchen section really sorprise me. Cheers!
Thank you very much for this webpage! Porta's kitchen section really sorprise me. Cheers!
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