Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalins Sniper (Greenhill Sniper Library)

The Wartime Memoir Of Lyudmila Pavlichenko Is A Remarkable Document: The Publication Of An English Language Edition Is A Significant Coup. Pavlichenko Was World War IiS Best-Scoring Sniper And Had A Varied Wartime Career That Included Trips To England And America. In June 1941, When Hitler Launched Operation Barbarossa, She Left Her University Studies, Ignored The Offer Of A Position As A Nurse, To Become One Of Soviet RussiaS 2000 Female Snipers. Less Than A Year Later She Had 309 Recorded Kills, Including 29 Enemy Sniper Kills. She Was Withdrawn From Active Duty After Being Injured: She Was Also Regarded As A Key Heroic Figure For The War Effort. She Spoke At Rallies In Canada And The Us And The Folk Singer Woody Guthrie Wrote A Song, Killed By A Gun About Her Exploits. Her Us Trip Included A Tour Of The White House With Fdr. In November 1942 She Visited Coventry And Accepted Donations Of 4,516 From Coventry Workers To Pay For Three X-Ray Units For The Red Army. She Also Visited A Birmingham Factory As Part Of Her Fundraising Tour. She Never Returned To Combat But Trained Other Snipers. After The War, She Finished Her Education At Kiev University And Began A Career As A Historian. She Died On October 10, 1974 At Age 58, And Was Buried In MoscowS Novodevichye Cemetery.