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Lady Death - The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper (Hardcover) Loot Price: R511
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Lady Death - The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper (Hardcover): Lyudmila Pavlichenko

Lady Death - The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper (Hardcover)

Lyudmila Pavlichenko

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The wartime memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a remarkable document: the publication of an English language edition is a significant coup. Pavlichenko was World War II's best-scoring sniper and had a varied wartime career that included trips to England and America. In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, she left her university studies, ignored the offer of a position as a nurse, to become one of Soviet Russia's 2000 female snipers. Less than a year later she had 309 recorded kills, including 29 enemy sniper kills. She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured: she was also regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort. She spoke at rallies in Canada and the US and the folk singer Woody Guthrie wrote a song, 'Killed By A Gun' about her exploits. Her US trip included a tour of the White House with FDR. In November 1942 she visited Coventry and accepted donations of 4,516 from Coventry workers to pay for three X-ray units for the Red Army. She also visited a Birmingham factory as part of her fundraising tour. She never returned to combat but trained other snipers. After the war, she finished her education at Kiev University and began a career as a historian. She died on October 10, 1974 at age 58, and was buried in Moscow's Novodevichye Cemetery.

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Imprint: Greenhill Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: February 2018
Authors: Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 978-1-78438-270-4
Categories: Books
LSN: 1-78438-270-1
Barcode: 9781784382704

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