Voices of Russian Snipers

Voices of Russian Snipers Eyewitness Red Army Accounts From World War II Language:English Format:Hardback Dimensions:6.1" x 9.1" Pages:288 Photos:20 color illustrations Publisher:Greenhill Books ISBN:9781784387822 Item No. 9781784387822 ‘Wiped out three Nazis in a shallow trench. But only got out by a miracle. The Germans apparently guessed where my lair was and unleashed a hurricane of mortar fire … the company had as good as buried me. Somebody saw a direct mortar hit on my lair.’ - Fyodor Dyachenko‘The German snipers on the other side also engaged in stalking, especially stalking us women. They had no female snipers, just men’ - Antonina Kotlyarova‘Dreadful death cries could be heard from the German trenches, where the enemy were bayonetting those of our wounded who had remained behind there’ - Klavdia Kalugina‘Before firing I managed to get a good look at him through my sights. He was a young officer. He seeme