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Summary of Tapio Saarelainen's The White Sniper
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Simo Häyhä was a Finnish farmer who fought in the Winter War. He was known as the Snow Hunter, as he enjoyed snow skiing, hunting, and shooting. He died on April 1, 2002 in the Kymi Institute for Disabled War Veterans, in the town of Hamina. #2 Simo Häyhä, a member of the Rautjärvi Civil Guard, was a top-notch marksman who won several prizes in Civil Guard regional competitions. He also received Class 2 medals for his superior skiing ability and outstanding physical conditioning. #3 The Winter War, which took place from November 30, 1939 to March 6, 1940, was between Finland and the Soviet Union. It was the first major battle for Simo Häyhä, who served as a squad leader in 6th Battalion, Infantry Regiment 34. He was wounded during the last week of the war. #4 Simo Häyhä was born in 1905. He was the seventh child in his family. His father, Juho, owned the Mattila farm, and his mother, Katriina, was a loving and hardworking farmer’s wife. The farm was quite modern for its time, with fields equipped with sub-surface drains that allowed the growing of sugar beets for animal food.
The White Sniper
The remarkable story of the Finnish marksman nicknamed “White Death” by the Red Army for his record number of confirmed kills. Simo Häyhä is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought between Russia and Finland from 1939 to 1940, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. A man of action who spoke very little, Simo Häyhä was hugely respected by his men and his superiors and given many difficult missions, including taking out specific targets. Able to move silently and swiftly through the landscape, melting into the snowbound surroundings in his white camouflage fatigues, his aim was deadly and his quarry rarely escaped. The R...
Hoover vs. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover, out of office since his defeat in 1932 by Franklin Roosevelt, maintained a strong international reputation due to his achievements as an engineer and his success during World War I and beyond in organizing aid for the starving millions of Europe. And yet, in nearly all accounts of the ferocious debate over American aid to Europe before the United States entered World War II, Hoover’s role has been overlooked. Hoover vs. Roosevelt tells the story of American efforts to stay out of war following the German invasion of Poland. Historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., called it “the most savage political debate of my lifetime.” Both men fiercely disagreed on how to respond but th...
Bílý odstřelovač Simo Häyhä
SIMO HÄYHÄ (1905–2002) je nejslavnější odstřelovač všech dob. V průběhu Zimní války mezi Sovětským svazem a Finskem v letech 1939–1940 dosáhl 542 potvrzených zásahů, což je dodnes nepřekonaný rekord. Jeho výkon je o to pozoruhodnější, že ho docílil s běžnou puškou opatřenou mechanickými mířidly. Stal se vzorem pro mnoho dalších odstřelovačů po celém světě a nezpochybnitelně předvedl, jak zásadní roli může hrát elitní specializovaný střelec na moderním bojišti. TAPIO A. M. SAARELAINEN slouží ve finské armádě jako důstojník z povolání. Dlouhodobě se věnuje výcviku odstřelovačů, podílel se na přípravě finské armádní...
The White Sniper
Simo Häyhä (1905 - 2002) is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought between Russia and Finland in 1939 - 1940 he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. He has been a role model for snipers all over the world and paved the way for them by demonstrating their significance on the battlefield.Simo Häyhä was a man of action who spoke very little, but he was hugely respected by his men and his superiors and given many difficult missions, including taking out specific targets. Able to move silently and swiftly through the landscape, melting into the snowbound surroundings in his white camouflage fatigues, his aim was deadly and his ...
Voices of Snipers
Based on an incredible breadth of first-hand testimony, this is a unique collection of eyewitness accounts from World War I and II. John Walter draws on meticulous research and the reminiscences of more than fifty snipers, tracing their journeys from recruitment and selection through training, combat and its aftermath to reveal a surprising commonality of experience, even across nationalities. Laying bare the triumphs and brutalities of sniping, the personalities and psychologies of those who found themselves doing it and considering the immediate implications on both the sniper and the wider theatre of war, this is a fascinating, detailed insight into frontline combat and the experience of sharpshooting in its historical context. The book is appended with the complete diary of Russian sniper Roza Shanina, who is still celebrated today for her remarkable shooting accuracy and astonishing bravery. Her diary offers a rare insight into the complexities of what it was to be both a sniper and a woman on the frontline.
Into the Fire
“The story of what Dakota did . . . will be told for generations.”—President Barack Obama, from remarks given at Meyer’s Medal of Honor ceremony In the fall of 2009, Taliban insurgents ambushed a patrol of Afghan soldiers and Marine advisors in a mountain village called Ganjigal. Firing from entrenched positions, the enemy was positioned to wipe out one hundred men who were pinned down and were repeatedly refused artillery support. Ordered to remain behind with the vehicles, twenty-one year-old Marine corporal Dakota Meyer disobeyed orders and attacked to rescue his comrades. With a brave driver at the wheel, Meyer stood in the gun turret exposed to withering fire, rallying Afghan tr...
The Greatest Stories Never Told: Snipers
The Greatest Stories Never Told: Snipers is an unforgettable collection of heart-stopping stories of well-known contemporary American snipers but focuses primarily upon other practitioners of the silent art who few contemporary readers in this genre have encountered before. They begin in south central France, at the dawn of the Thirteenth Century, and end in our present era of modern warfare. They include stories from the Civil War, the Great War, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, and more.
The Hundred Day Winter War
When the Red Army invaded Finland in November 1939 most observers expected a walkover. Instead, in a gallant stand that captured the world's imagination, the tiny Finnish army was able to hold off Stalin's mechanized echelons for 105 days. Gordon F. Sander peels away the layers of myth surrounding this Nordic Thermopylae to reveal the conflict in its full military, political, and cultural contexts. A bestseller in Finland, the English-language version of Sander's book draws on interviews with both Finnish and Russian veterans of the war, in addition to a bountiful archive of articles from both the Western and Finnish press, to create the most comprehensive and up-to-date single-volume histor...
The Sniper Encyclopaedia
The Sniper Encyclopaedia is an indispensable alphabetical, topic-by-topic guide to a fascinating subject.It is intended as a companion volume to John Walter's Snipers at War (Greenhill Books, 2017) and is another addition to the Greenhill Sniper Library which includes a series of first-person memoirs.This is a comprehensive work that covers virtually every aspect of sniping. The work contains personal details of hundreds of snipers, including world-renowned gurus such as Vasiliy Zaytsev and Chris Kyle as well as many crack shots generally overlooked by history. Among them are some of more than a thousand Red Army snipers, men and a surprising number of women, who amassed sufficient kills to ...
