02820cam a2200385 4500 532092036 TxAuBib 20211111120000.0 170626s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781784382704 hardcover 1784382701 hardcover TxAuBib rus Pavlychenko, Li͡udmyla Mykhaĭlivna, 1916-1974. Lady Death : The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper / Lyudmila Pavlichenko ; foreword by Martin Pegler ; translated by David Foreman ; edited by Alla Igorevna Begunova. Barnsley, S. Yorkshire : Greenhill Books, 2018. xvii, 252 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits; hardcover. Greenhill Sniper Library Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252). 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 II's 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 Russia's 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 She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured.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 Moscow's Novodevichy Cemetery. 20211111. Pavlychenko, Li͡udmyla Mykhaĭlivna, 1916-1974. Snipers Soviet Union Biography. Women soldiers Soviet Union Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Ukrainian. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Ukraine. Military history Special Forces. Military history World War II. Autobiographies. Pegler, Martin, 1954- Foreman, David,. Begunova, Alla,. Greenhill Sniper Library. TXHAM