[soi 2]

Tommie, interesting clip about the Soviet snipers. Good link - thanks.

If you like stuff like this I'd recommend having a look on e-bay or amazon for Sven Hassel books. Legion of the Damned and Wheels of Terror are a good read. A Danish volunteer to the German army in WW2. Not snipers but in the tanks. Great wartime action re-living the Eastern Front from a German perspective.

[woodman2]

Originally Posted by soi 2

Tommie, interesting clip about the Soviet snipers. Good link - thanks.

If you like stuff like this I'd recommend having a look on e-bay or amazon for Sven Hassel books. Legion of the Damned and Wheels of Terror are a good read. A Danish volunteer to the German army in WW2. Not snipers but in the tanks. Great wartime action re-living the Eastern Front from a German perspective.

I used to read them avidly when I was a kid. I was never sure how authentic they were.

In the 1st book in the series which was a lot more factual and less sensational than the rest half of the characters that appeared in later books died. If you compared the chronology it was all wrong.

I used to read the Leo Kessler books which were very similar and claimed to be written by a German guy that fought in WWII.

Leo Kessler was the pen name of a Lecturer in History from Hull.........!!

Both series were highly entertaining whether they were true or false. I`m going for a root around in my attic because I am sure I still have them somewhere