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Red Army Sniper

A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War II

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Red Army Sniper

By: Yevgeni Nikolaev, Albrecht Wacker - foreword
Narrated by: John Pruden
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Yevgeni Nikolaev was one of Russia's leading snipers in World War II, and his memoir provides an unparalleled account of front-line action in crucial theaters of war. Nikolaev is credited with a remarkable 324 kills, and his wartime service included time in the siege of Leningrad in 1941/1942.

His memoir is not a neutral, apolitical account - far from it. Nikolaev asserts, for example, that Finland attacked Russia. As a member of the NKVD, it is not surprising that his memoir is full of historical misinterpretation and justification of the agency's actions.

In vivid, arresting recollections he paints his actions in a saintly, heroic light. He describes the comfort of the German foxholes, wired with telephone connections, relative to the Russians who fasted without food or water, awaiting the moment for a perfect shot. He claims the Russian soldier was a moral warrior, killing only with head or heart shots.

In addition to describing details of his kills, Nikolaev explains how his life was saved when an explosive rifle bullet struck a watch that he kept in his jacket pocket. His life was saved by a surgeon who extracted all the watch parts.

©2017 Dina Nikolaeva; Preface copyright 2017 by Dina Nikolaeva; translation by David Foreman copyright 2017 by Lionel Leventhal Ltd; Foreword copyright 2017 by Albrecht Wacker (P)2018 Tantor Armed Forces Eastern Europe Military Special & Elite Forces World Memoir War Russia Red Army

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fiction or non fiction. we shall never know. lots of propaganda rubbish included. although a few interesting parts, this book sounds mostly made up to glorify the red army, being in the unit he was this didn't surprise me but I like listening to all parts when I am after certain info

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