Soviet Women Snipers of the Second World War
By: Youri Obraztsov and Maud Anders
Contributors: Anders, Maud, author
Publisher: Histoire & Collections
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9782352503880
Subjects: Campaigns; Women in war; World War, 1939-1945; Female Participation; Women soldiers; History; Biography; Snipers
Description: "Of all the jobs women could have done during the war, one of the most difficult, one of the most improbable was that of sniper. At the beginning of the war women snipers were isolated cases, but heir numbers increased rapidly with the creation of the Central Women's School of Sniper Training. They were going to be up against enemy fire, the threat of being arrested by the Germans, bad weather conditions, and having to sit still for hours and days on end."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 112).