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Factory walls -- If there is a war -- From the Prut to the Dnyestr -- Frontiers of fire -- The battle at Tatarka -- Across the sea -- Legendary Sevastopol -- Forest trails -- The second assault -- Duel -- On No-Name Height -- The spring of 1942 -- A word from the Army Commander -- Moscow stars -- Mission to Washington -- My darling -- Island in the ocean -- 'Comrade Stalin has ordered us . . .' -- I am sidelined!;"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 She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured.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."--Amazon.com.
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