The Russian sniper Vassili Zaitsev stalks the Germans, taking them out one by one, thus hurting the morale of the German troops. The political officer Danilov leads him on, publishing his efforts ...

Eight chapters cover particularly notable snipers, such as Finland’s Simo Ha¨yha¨, perhaps the highest scoring sniper in history, or Russia’s Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Red Army’s deadliest “girl” ...