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

A gripping memoir of a Soviet sniper who fought against the Nazis during the siege of Leningrad and throughout World War II.

Joseph Pilyushin, a top Red Army sniper in the ruthless fight against the Germans on the Eastern Front, was an exceptional soldier. His first-hand account of his wartime service gives a graphic insight into his lethal skill with a rifle and into the desperate fight put up by Soviet forces to defend Leningrad.

Pilyushin, who lived in Leningrad with his family, was alr...