Vinogradova, Lyuba

Avenging Angels

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ISBN 13:
9780857051998
author:
Vinogradova, Lyuba
format:
Paperback
publisher:
MacLehose Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2018
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
19.8 x 13 x 2.1 centimetres (0.2
Genre:
History, Europe, Russia,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£11.23

Description

Avenging Angels: Soviet Women Snipers on the Eastern Front (1941-45) by Lyuba Vinogradova is a powerful and moving account of an often-overlooked chapter of history. Between 1942 and the end of World War II, thousands of young women from across the USSR were trained as snipers, facing unimaginable hardships and horrors in the midst of some of the war's fiercest fighting. Through diaries, letters, interviews with survivors, and previously unpublished material from military archives, Vinogradova recounts the experiences of these brave women. The book takes readers on a journey through the sinister catacombs beneath the Kerch Peninsula, Byelorussia's primeval forests, and the smoking ruins of the Third Reich, offering a unique and unforgettable record of their lives. This masterful account sheds light on the rigorous training, squalid living quarters, and blood-soaked chaos of the Eastern Front, as well as moments of laughter and happiness that allowed these women to find respite in the midst of unimaginable suffering.

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