Artěm Drabkin Book order

A unique overview of Russian snipers in the Second World War.

Graphic first-hand accounts of tank warfare on the Eastern Front Focuses on the experiences of the Red Army's anti-tank gunners Features accounts of lethal, close-quarter actions against German armour

What was life in the Red Army like for the ordinary soldier during the Great Patriotic War, the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany on the Eastern Front? How far is the common perception of Red Army heroism and sacrifice borne out by historical reality? And what was the daily experience of the individual soldier caught up in this immense and ruthless conflict?The 160 contemporary photographs from the Russian archives that have been selected for this book give a striking insight into all sides of wartime service for the Soviet soldier. The whole range of military experience is portrayed here, from recruitment and the rigors of training to transport, marching and the ordeal of combat.

Tells the story of the air war over the Eastern Front, between the Soviet and German fighter Air Force. Using first-hand accounts, this book gives an insight into wartime life in the Soviet Air Force, and tells how a few soviet pilots turned the tables on the Germans and eventually won air superiority on the Eastern Front.