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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 35 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by John Pruden. |
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Yevgeni Nikolaev was one of Russia's leading snipers in World War II, and his memoir provides an unparalleled account of front-line action in crucial theaters of war. Nikolaev is credited with a remarkable 324 kills, and his wartime service included time in the siege of Leningrad in 1941/1942.His memoir is not a neutral, apolitical account-far from it. Nikolaev asserts, for example, that Finland attacked Russia. As a member of the NKVD, it is not surprising that his memoir is full of historical misinterpretation and justification of the agency's actions. In vivid, arresting recollections he paints his actions in a saintly, heroic light. He describes the comfort of the German foxholes, wired with telephone connections, relative to the Russians who fasted without food or water, awaiting the moment for a perfect shot. He claims the Russian soldier was a moral warrior, killing only with head or heart shots. In addition to describing details of his kills, Nikolaev explains how his life was saved when an explosive rifle bullet struck a watch that he kept in his jacket pocket. His life was saved by a surgeon who extracted all the watch parts. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Nikolaev, E. A. (Evgeniĭ Adrianovich)
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡.
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Snipers -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Russian.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front.
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Wacker, Albrecht, writer of foreword.
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Foreman, David, translator.
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hoopla digital.
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Red Army sniper : a memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two |
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9781977393616 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1977393616 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT12140846 |
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