Ww2 russian sniper book

The rifle is a minor thing, a good sniper will be good with any decent rifle and all the wwii rifles were decent. Sure its fiction based on a true story but you can pick it up in almost any bookstore in paperback. The devastation and worldwide drama wrought by world war ii and the events of this time period is a neverending source of fascination to military, political, and. There have been many great snipers in history and who can take the title of the greatest is a topic of debate. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring medium.

If they were lucky they were passed up the chain of command for interrogation, and if they survived that they were treated the same as other soviet pows, i. The life and myths of lyudmila pavlichenko, soviet russia. Russian ww2 pe sniper rifle scope ukrainian manufactured. Sniper on the eastern front confirms all the horror stories that one has read and heard about the war on the russian front in world war ii. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Top sniper in russias battle against the nazi invaders in stalingrad ww ii. Roza shanina russian sniper and millions of other books are available for instant. White death, nicknamed for his supposed invisibility. The story focuses in on the lives of two expert snipers, a russian and a german, each with the goal of killing the other. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Most snipers used a specialist version with an optical sight. They raped every german female from eight to 80 books.

Repro german k98k sniper for saletrade forgotten weapons. Movie about the war sniper 2 tungus russian action. Vasily zaitsev takes us through some of his experiences as a russian sniper in one of the. Yes, we are talking about none other than simo hayha. As a result, the mosinnagant remained the weapon of choice for most soviet sharpshooters. American sniper rifle, collecting the american sniper rifle, world war 2, wwii.

By 1942, as the german army renewed its offensive into the russian heartland, the ussr was producing 53,000 pu sniper rifles annually, according to. In 1943, there were more than 2,000 female soviet snipers in the red army. Notes of a russian sniper by vassili zaitsev is a very fair book. I am looking for a good ww2 red army book to read with good detail of the snipers life in the russian army. Between 10 november 1942 and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. Unlike many militaries at the time, the soviet union made use of women as snipers. Definitive book on world war ii sniper rifles thegunmag. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is. She was injured pretty severely from the mortar blasts, yes, but the decision to extricate her from battle was made at sevastopol, not months thereafter. In enemy at the gates, the future of the greatest battle of world war ii, would be decided between a young russian sniper and an aristocratic sharpshooter from germany sent to kill him jude law and ed harris sit for hours waiting for the right moment it was a duel set in the siege of stalingrad stalingrad was one of the biggest and bloodiest. When germany invaded the soviet union in june 1941, hundreds of thousands of soviet women sprang. War of the rats is a world war ii fiction novel written by david l. A british sniper takes aim through the telescopic sights of his rifle on the range at a sniper training school in france, 27 july 1944.

On 22 june 1941, the german wehrmachtlaunched an offensive into russia with 9 divisions across an 1,800mile front. Vasily zaytsev the legendary sniper of the stalingrad battle. Stallengrad would be a nice theater of war to read. The soviet and german armies in world war ii used hordes of snipersfar more than. Ww1 period issued shovel with a fat layer of preservative ointment, from an old rkka stock. Original us military firestone m1 helmet liner with sweatband. That is an original wwii russian pem sniper riflescope. See more ideas about ww2, world war two and world war. Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. Snipers training at the same sniper school as the photographs above, somewhere in a french village, 27 july 1944. Captain vasily grigoryevich zaytsev 23 march 1915 15 december 1991 was a soviet sniper during world war ii. Nov 30, 2017 world war 2 movies day of 1944 russian sniper action movies 2017 with english subtitles. The commitment of soviet women in world war ii, by their number and their role is an unprecedented event in the history of the world. The memoirs of stalins sniper greenhill sniper libraryhardcover roza shanina russian sniperpaperback.

Sniper on the eastern front is the heartrending biographical memoir of josef sepp allerberger, an austrian farmboy who served as a marksman a word preferred over sniper by wermacht soldiers in the german wermacht alpine division on the eastern front. Ww2 russian mosin nagant sniper rifle izhevsk 1943 in excellent condition. As far as i can remember it was during an russian winter. Make offer fine ww2 wwll russian svt40 svt40 sniper scope mount pu. Sniper k98 for sale military collectibles for sale. World war 2 movies day of 1944 russian sniper action movies. The main weapon of the world war two soviet sniper was the mosinnagant rifle.

Lyudmila pavlichenkos early life lyudmila pavlichenko. More typical was the experience of privates mariya s. I found this book an insightful account of the mind of s sniper and the battle for. In 2016, moon published a book about his fathers service in world war ii titled, lucky mullins, available on. Jan 06, 2014 in the blazing ruins of stalingrad, where men hunted men with such savagery that even the dogs fled howling into the night, occurred the greatest sniper duel in history. Nadezhda kolesnikov was a sniper volunteer serving on the volkhovsky eastern front in 1943. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 193940 winter war, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. Lyudmila was nicknamed lady death due to her incredible ability with a sniper rifle. German fallschirmjageris outfitted as a sniper armed with walther k43 sniper rifle circa 1944. Get the best deals on mosin nagant sniper in other original ww2 russian collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at.

Nina lobkovskaya, decorated world war ii veteran, in 1944. Really want to sit back in get lost in a russian only sniper book. Entering russian service in 1892, it remained the standard long arm of the russian infantry through the russojapanese war, world war i and, in its improved 1930 soviet version, world war ii. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended. She was born in ukraine, and lived from july 12, 1916 to october 10, 1974. Zaytsevs sniper rifle is kept in one of the museums in volgograd. I have read in some history books that it would only take the red army two weeks to take over the whole finland. Russian sniper 1938 pe pem scope mosin w german ww2 k98 mauser claw mounts. However, if you are going purely on skill level, accuracy, and the overall kill record, there is no sniper in history as deadly as the man who was nicknamed the white death. He is particularly notable for his activities between 10 november and 17 december 1942, during the battle of stalingrad. Lessons from the eastern front german fallschirmjager is outfitted as a sniper armed with walther k43 sniper rifle circa 1944. The sniper rifles then were all regular service rifles with a scope.

Pavlichenko was the topscoring woman sniper of all time, with 309 confirmed kills, of which 36 were enemy snipers. An oral history of women in world war iipaperback lady death. Aliya moldagulova, sniper of the army, hero of the soviet union. The sniper infantry component of world war 2 could prove one of the singlemost destructive elements on the battlefield in any given engagement. His account is absorbing to anyone interested in world war ii. Movie about the war sniper 2 tungus russian action eng subs action movie film. I need a good sniper book to read gunboards dot com. Additionally, she was one of only 500 snipers to survive the other 1500 all died. For collectors or devotees of world war ii military history, this is a great book to have on your reference shelf. Get the best deals on other original ww2 russian collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at. Authentic protective canvas cover, mosin nagant, sniper scope pu 9.

Both moving and harrowing, this book will appeal to any reader interested in the second world war. Thanks to the authors academic background and journalistic knowledge after the war this is far more than a sniper s memoirs. Notes of a russian sniper paperback pen and sword books. Snajper w akcji sniper rifle k98 mauser polish book poland radom. Other original ww2 russian collectibles for sale ebay. Came to this book after watching the battle of sevastapol which was a pretty good b movie about the life of lyuda pavlichenko. Exploits of german snipers on the eastern front yield fascinating insights into state of the art in military sniping during wwii.

Vasily grigoryevich zaytsev was a soviet sniper during world war ii. Original, authentic russian mosin nagant rifle, not put together fake like some of the later imports. Of all the trades that women could do in the war, one of the toughest, most unlikely, is the sniper. Soviet russian ww2 militaria collectibles uniforms, headgear. It also had a muzzle flash which could give away a sniper s location. Young women of the soviet unions wwii sniper corpshardcover the unwomanly face of war.

Here are the stories of six of the deadliest soviet snipers of world war ii. For six months in 1919, after the end of the war to end all wars, the big threepresident woodrow wilson, british prime minister david lloyd george, and french premier georges clemenceaumet in paris to shape a lasting peace. Lyudmila pavlichenko, historys deadliest female sniper, is considered to be a soviet propaganda myth by some, including some people in russia. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Apr 10, 2015 a russian ukrainian film about a legendary soviet sniper nicknamed lady death is aiming to be a hit in both nations despite the crisis that has turned the former allies against each other. May 09, 2007 the winter war was war of og honor for the finns, because they save the independence from soviet occuppation. Since its introduction in 1891, many variations on this bolt action rifle had been produced. Snipers soviet union world war ii ww2 revolution october army language military ivan petrovich antonov, is credited with 359 kills including 20 snipers. 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. We know that lyudmila, like mariya oktyabrskaya, got the vaunted hero of soviet union award, the highest honor awarded in the soviet military. Despite being subjected to artillery bombardment, these germans maintained accurate fire at a range of 600 yards before withdrawing in good order. More than 100,000 of them will engage in the regular army or join the partisans.

Prior to 10 november 1942, he killed 32 axis soldiers with a standardissue rifle. They raped every german female from eight to 80 this article is more than 17 years old antony beevor, author of the acclaimed new book about the fall of. In 1932 the red army pulled mosinnagants from assembly lines to modify them as sniper rifles. His exploits, including a famous duel with a nazi sniper, remain the stuff of legend. A memoir on the eastern front in world war ii greenhill sniper library by yevgeni nikolaev, martin pegler, et al. For sale 1 x russian pe rifle scop eas used on the russian and finnish nagant sniper rifles. British historian frank ellis, in his 20 book the stalingrad cauldron. Eleanor roosevelt and the soviet sniper pavlichenko was a soviet sniper credited with 309 killsand an advocate for womens rights.

For comparison, vasily zaytsev, one of russia s most famous other ww2 snipers, only claimed 225 kills. A sniper applying camouflage face cream at a sniper school in a normandy village, 27 july 1944. Mosin nagant rear bolt peep sight rifle parts restore russian wwii era pacific. Young women of the soviet unions wwii sniper corps 9781681442853. The greatest sniper duel in history is a myth war is boring. Kovshova, a spotter and sniper team killed in action together near novgorod on august 14, 1943. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. This is a post war reproduction of ukrainian origin ukrainian reproduction parts have a reputation for being of far superiori quality to the more readily availbale chinese manufactured parts. Allied snipers in 15 extraordinary photographs during wwii. Females made great longrange shooters because of their flexibility, cunning, and patience. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily. He killed 225 soldiers and officers of the wehrmacht and other axis armies, including 11 enemy snipers. If you only ever read one account of a sniper, if you only ever read one memoir of world war 2, if you only ever read about one story from soviet russia then make it this book. The portrayal of things here is slightly ahistorical.

His life and military career have been the subject of several books and films. The battle of stalingrad from august 1942 to february 1943 was the largest battle of world war two, and one of the largest in all history. Lady death wwii sniper film aims for russia and ukraine. The main weapon of the soviet snipers was the mosinnagant rifle. The commander of the 62nd army vasily chuikov and a military council member kuzma gurov scrutinizing a rifle of a legendary sniper vasily zaytsev. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written each year, seemingly dozens of new titles emerge to offer fresh perspectives and uncover.

This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. Lady death was a soviet female sniper during wwii, and as such, recorded a record 309 kills, before she was removed from the front and sent on a speaking tour of the us and europe during the latter half of the war, before going back to school, and finishing her life as a historian. For the russian sniper book id go with war of the rats. A new version of the noted wwii russian sniper, featuring a new hyperrealistic headsculpt, s oviet telogreika jacket, soviet plashpalatka mosinnagant m189 sniper rifle with weathering burlap wrap, soviet trench periscope with weathering pouch, and lots more accessories. Now this rifle is kept in a stalingrad battle museum and everyone can see it. Young women of the soviet unions wwii sniper corps.

The mosinnagant rifle modified for longdistance work was the red armys primary sniper weapon. It involved a major battle for the city of stalingrad modernday volgograd between stalins soviet union and hitlers nazi germany. The sniper anthology snipers of the second world war. Broken up into short articles about each decorated female sniper as well as some brief historical primers on the protracted battles of sevastapol, lenningrad, and arkhangelsk. In 1942 this shovel got official name lopata ptl, which means in russian shovel for infantry with square tray. Lyudmila pavlichenko was a sniper for the soviet army during world war 2. In his autobiography notes of a russian sniper, zaitsev himself describes how he carefully studied the battlefield until he deduced that konig was hidden under. There are a total of 22 ww2 sniper rifles 19391945 in the military factory.

She is credited with 309 kills during the war and is regarded as the most successful female sniper in military history. 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. What happened to female soviet snipers captured by the. The deadly soviet women snipers that terrorized nazis. Shore, author of the book with british snipers to the reich, cites an example of a few german paratroop snipers holding up an entire battalion of the 51st highland division in sicily. Chris is currently working on his third book,the history of the 82nd signal battalion in wwi and wwii. He entered the navy in 1940 at 20 years of age, and in 1941 he was part of the baltic fleet defence of tallin. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. Vasily zaitsev sniper 1915 1991 soviet world war ii sniper. Women in history world history women in combat soviet army military women ww2 women female soldier red army history photos a british sniper of the 6th airborne division on patrol in the ardennes during the battle of the bulge 14 january 1945. Ww1 entrenching tool 1915 year dated, used by red army till the end of ww2.