{"product_id":"assignment-gestapo-9781780228082","title":"Assignment Gestapo","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sobering portrait of the absurdity of the Nazi regime and the atrocities committed by Hitler's secret police.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Frighteningly vivid, a most strongly felt piece of writing' IRISH TIMES \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter months of fighting a savage war on the Eastern Front, the 27th Penal Regiment - men considered little more than criminals - are joined by German reserves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA garrison has been attacked and occupied by Russian troops. The German soldiers have been slaughtered. Sven Hassel and his comrades are ordered to get behind Russian lines and massacre those responsible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this is only the beginning... Because then the orders change: the regiment are sent to Hamburg, where their next assignment is guard duty for the mercilessly cruel Gestapo...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn 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 between Russian, American and French prison camps, and upon returning to Denmark, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for treason. He began writing\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLEGION OF THE DAMNED during his time as a prisoner of war. His 14 Second World War books, which draw on his own encounters and experiences as a soldier, have sold over 53 million copies worldwide and have been published in more than 50 countries. He peacefully passed away in Barcelona in 2012, where he had resided since 1964.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Weidenfeld \u0026 Nicholson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52038907724050,"sku":"9781780228082","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_17007b95-b6a1-4d56-b0ec-26b81f7be973.jpg?v=1771340755","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/assignment-gestapo-9781780228082","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}