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Avenging Angels

Avenging Angels Soviet Women Snipers on the Eastern Front (1941-1945)

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Publisher's Synopsis

These women were still in their late teens when called up to join the Soviet forces between 1942 and 1944. Some volunteered to serve in the army, but most were given no choice as to whether to join the army or not, or whether to become a sniper or choose another army profession. After a few months of extremely rigorous training they were issued with sniper rifles and sent to the front. Practically without exception, their first taking of an enemy life came as a great shock, and changed them for ever. Drawing on original interviews, diaries and previously unpublished archival material, Lyuba Vinogradova has produced an unparalleled account of these women's lives.

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MacLehose Press

The MacLehose Press is devoted to the translation of literature and crime fiction into English, and to the publication of a very few outstanding writers in English. This press has broken new ground with the bestselling success of the Swedish writer Stieg Larsson and with many other critically acclaimed books including translations from Italian, Spanish, Polish, Icelandic, French, and Arabic.

Book information

ISBN: 9780857051998
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Imprint: MacLehose Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.541247082
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 226g
Height: 131mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 28mm