Red Sniper on the Eastern Front: the Memoirs of Joseph Pilyushin

Author:   Joseph Pilyushin
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
ISBN:  

9781848841208


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 May 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Joseph Pilyushin
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:   Pen & Sword Military
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781848841208


ISBN 10:   1848841205
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   20 May 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"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


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Joseph 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.

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