This was a powerful novel about a little known personage of WWII, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, a Russian sniper who had over 300 confirmed kills against the Nazis. She was a bookish history student from Odessa in the Ukraine when the war broke out with the invasion by Germany in 1941. She had trained with a rifle and she was able to transform herself into the deadliest female sniper during the war and was known as "Lady Death". The novel tells of her exploits during the war including falling in love with one of her colleagues who doesn't make it through the conflict. Lyudmila is wounded during the war and when it is known about her 300 kills, she is made a national hero and sent to America on a goodwill tour. There she meets and becomes friends with the first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. She also unwillingly gets involved in a deadly plot that could affect the fate of the nations.
This is a fictionalized account of Lyudmila's exploits but it is mostly based on fact including her memoirs. I had never heard of Lyudmila prior to reading this novel and I was surprised to learn of her role in the war as well as others involved in the Nazi invasion of Russia. Overall, a compelling read.
This is a fictionalized account of Lyudmila's exploits but it is mostly based on fact including her memoirs. I had never heard of Lyudmila prior to reading this novel and I was surprised to learn of her role in the war as well as others involved in the Nazi invasion of Russia. Overall, a compelling read.
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