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Voices of Snipers - Eyewitness Accounts from the World Wars (Hardcover)
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Voices of Snipers - Eyewitness Accounts from the World Wars (Hardcover)
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Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a
unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II.
John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of
more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment
and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal
a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities.
Laying bare the triumphs and brutalities of sniping, the
personalities and psychologies of those who found themselves doing
it and considering the immediate implications on both the sniper
and the wider theatre of war, this is a fascinating, detailed
insight into frontline combat and the experience of sharpshooting
in its historical context. The book is appended with the complete
diary of Russian sniper Roza Shanina, who is still celebrated today
for her remarkable shooting accuracy and astonishing bravery. Her
diary offers a rare insight into the complexities of what it was to
be both a sniper and a woman on the frontline.
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