The sniper by james riordan takes place in stalingrad during world war ii and is the true story of a female sniper in the battle of stalingrad. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. I wanted to give it five stars but could in good conscience give it only three because the book has some annoying issues. The soviet and german armies in world war ii used hordes of. Loads of pictures, but more importantly to me was the text. The political officer danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts to give his countrymen some hope.
This book is a rare firsthand account by a ruthlessly efficient german. In his autobiography notes of a russian sniper, zaitsev himself describes how he. His exploits, including a famous duel with a nazi sniper, remain the stuff. The book describes the cruelty and barbarity of the war very detailed. The battle for stalingrad, which describes the events surrounding the battle of stalingrad in the winter of 1942 and 1943. The story focuses in on the lives of two expert snipers, a russian and a german, each with the goal of killing the other. The worst part is they were the sniper hated by both.
On one side was vasily zaitsev, the soviet armys deadliest sniper, with. The screenplay was written by annaud and alain godard. Unlike many militaries at the time, the soviet union made use of women as snipers. The original american sniper from deadly shootouts duration. This is a pro soviet union story of zaitsevs exploits in the great patriotic war. As such, the ugliness of war and the graphic twin evils of fascist germany and soviet russia at each others throats are plainly described using the unique vehicle of viewing life through the telescopic perspective of a german sniper. German sniper sniped by a russian sniper lthrbreeches. Being the memoirs of a german sniper on the eastern front, i was expecting a. Sniper on the eastern front is for me a difficult book to get my head around, its the view and accounts of a german sniper in russia.
Notes of a russian sniper paperback pen and sword books. British historian frank ellis, in his 20 book the stalingrad cauldron. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad, he killed 225 enemy soldiers, including 11 snipers. Lennemi aux portes is a 2001 war film directed and cowritten by jeanjacques annaud and based on william craigs 1973 nonfiction book enemy at the gates. There she became one of 2,000 female snipers in the red army although female soldiers were still just 2. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous. Notes of a russian sniper by vassili zaitsev is a very fair book. This book is a rare firsthand account by a ruthlessly efficient german sniper of life and death during the bitter conflict that followed the nazi invasion of russia.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. You can try sniper on the easter front by albrecht wacker about sepp alleberger, a crack german sniper on ww2 credited with 257 kills and possibly responsible for 5x more. The book is an interesting biography and treatise on what it takes to be. Josef sepp allerberger was the second most successful sniper of the german. Especially great read for anyone who has seen enemy at the gates and wishes to understand. In 1943, there were more than 2,000 female soviet snipers in the red army. And secondly, this book is a genuine historical relic of sniper development, capabilities and techniques in the german army circa wwii. Wounded at voroshilovsk, he experimented with a russian sniperrifle while. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring medium. Wounded at voroshilovsk, he experimented with a russian sniperrifle while convalescing and so. The russian sniper vassili zaitsev stalks the germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the german troops.
The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth the week. This page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the misson assigned to them in a time of war. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Wounded at voroshilovsk, he experimented with a russian sniperrifle while convalescing. Zaitsev was used a symbol of russian resistance against the nazis. Time to hunt by stephen hunter, point of impact by stephen hunter, sniper one. Our low prices are the best prices on professional grade equipment. He encounters many atrocities committed by the russians and feels revulsion towards their acts, for one thing they shouldnt have been there, if germany hadnt invaded russia the russians wouldnt have been at war and the horrors he encountered wouldnt have. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Sniper on the eastern front by albrecht wacker waterstones. War of the rats is a world war ii fiction novel written by david l. Prior to 10 november 1942, he killed 32 axis soldiers with a standardissue rifle. Anyone interested in sniping in general, german sniper rifles, german sniper optics would find this book as interesting as i did. The memoirs of a german soldier on the eastern front. World war 2 movies day of 1944 russian sniper action movies 2017 with english subtitles duration. He gives great descriptions of the people around him and rarely attempts to hog the spotlight, even in his own book. Vasily zaitsev takes us through some of his experiences as a russian sniper in one of the. The hows and whys of the gun and the sniper themselves the variations, the techniques, everything that makes the complete sniper of the past. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad.