TITLE:
Lady Death : the memoirs of Stalin's sniper / Lyudmila Pavlichenko ; foreword by Martin Pegler ; translated by David Foreman ; edited by Alla Igorevna Begunova.
Publication Date:
2018
Publication Information:
Barnsley, S. Yorkshire, U.K. : Greenhill Books,
Physical Description:
xvii, 252 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., port.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252).
Summary:
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 She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured.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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781784382704
