Avenging Angels: Young Women of the Soviet Union's WWII Sniper Corps (Hardcover)

from RobertDay

Russia is a hard land and it breeds hard people. That's one of the major takeaways I had from this book, assembled from the reminiscences of women snipers in the Red Army. Many British people had a "good war". They had experiences and made contacts that stood them in good stead in preacetime. I w...

from prichardson

An intriguing book which I found incredibly entertaining and informative though at times heart rending. The story of female snipers who served in the Soviet army it demonstrates clearly the challenges they faced not just from the enemy but from within their own side. You experience the war throug...

from bemislibrary

Author Vinogradova tells how over a half million Soviet Union women not only served in the military during World War II, but were fully integrated into all services. Based on extensive interviews, archives, books, and other source materials, this book touches on female fighter and bomber pilots a...