Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper
by Pavlichenko, Lyudmila (Translated by David Foreman.)
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About This Item
London: Greenhill Books, 2018 9781784382704. Hardback. First ediition. Fine/ Fine. Like New. No annotations or inscriptions. 252 pages including 6 pages of notes. Plus 34 glossy illustrations mainly B/W photos. 9.25 x 6.25 x 1.00 inches. DW is not price-clipped. 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 She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured: she was also regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort.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. .
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- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
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- Title
- Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper
- Author
- Pavlichenko, Lyudmila (Translated by David Foreman.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1784382701
- ISBN 13
- 9781784382704
- Publisher
- London: Greenhill Books, 2018 9781784382704
- Keywords
- Military History WWII German/Russian Snipers Operation Barbarossa Stalin Kills Heroine Famine USSR QSE
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