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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Joseph PilyushinPublisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Imprint: Pen & Sword Military Weight: 0.612kg ISBN: 9781848841208ISBN 10: 1848841205 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 20 May 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviews"Joseph Pilyushin killed 136 Nazis and trained 380 fellow snipers during World War II. These are his memoirs. -- ""WWII History""" Joseph Pilyushin killed 136 Nazis and trained 380 fellow snipers during World War II. These are his memoirs. --WWII History Joseph Pilyushin killed 136 Nazis and trained 380 fellow snipers during World War II. These are his memoirs. -- WWII History Author InformationJoseph Pilyushin took part in defensive battles around Leningrad from July 1941 till January 1944, and his unit was involved in the Leningrad-Novgorod offensive of 1944\. He was severely wounded and he was eventually discharged. In 1943, when he was awarded the Order of the Red Star, he had recorded 55 personal kills and was credited with training 380 snipers, and by the end of his sniping career his number of kills had risen to 136\. He lost his first wife and two sons during the conflict. Geoffrey Brooks was an experienced author, researcher and historian. He translated and edited Hirschfeld - The Secret Diary of a U-Boat NCO and Fips - Legendary U-Boat Commander 1915-18. He was the author of Hitler's Nuclear Weapons. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |