Voices of the Snipers - John Walter

This unique collection of eyewitness accounts from the First and Second World Wars is based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony.

Author John Walter draws on meticulous research and the recollections of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journey from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal the surprising common experience of snipers of different nationalities.

The text of the book reveals the triumphs and brutality of the sniper's craft and the personalities and psychology of those who practiced it. Considering the immediate effects on both the psyche of the sniper and the wider theatre of war, this is a fascinating, detailed account of frontline combat and the experience of snipers in historical context.

The book concludes with an excerpt from the diary of Russian sniper Roza Shanina, who is still celebrated today for her remarkable shooting accuracy and astonishing bravery. The diary excerpt offers a rare glimpse of just how difficult it was to be a woman sniper on the front lines.

• Elka Press, Prague 2023
• Leonid Krizek
• 224 pages
• Format: 148 x 210 mm
• Black and white and colour photographs
• ISBN 978-80-87057-48-3

This book is in Czech language only!