All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Dunya gul, a squad leader with 2nd tolai, 3rd kandak, 2nd brigade, 215th corps, looks at a target through an mk 4 highaccuracy, multirange telescopic sight during advanced marksmanship 120224mxz121080. The white sniper fully explores simo hayhas life, his exploits in the winter war, the secrets behind his success, including character and technique, and also includes a detailed look at his rifle itself. Using simo hayhas experiences for the finnish army 125. 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. Simo hayha is probably one of the biggest badasses to walk the earth. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Some will undoubtedly wonder why there is so much general information and so little detail about lt. Later in his book, rantamaa credited hayha with 542 sniper kills. York, hayha was a very private man whose usual answer to questions about his wartime activities was some variation of, i just did my duty. English translation of francotirador collins spanish.
He is credited with 505 confirmed sniper kills in the winter war of 193940. This book is the story of the finish wwii sniper simo hayha who had over 500 confirmed kills during the 19391940 winter war against the russians. And simo hayha, simo hayha was strong and fitmust have said it 30 times in the book. Notes of a russian sniper by vassili zaitsev is a very fair book. Finnish sniper simo hayha became a national hero after he killed more than 500 soviet soldiers during the 19391940 winter war between finland and the soviet union. I wanted to give it five stars but could in good conscience give it only three because the book has some annoying issues. Simo hayha 1905 2002 is the most famous sniper in the world. Booktopia has the white sniper, simo hayha by tapio saarelainen. He was nicknamed white death by his russian prey and held the record for the most recorded confirmed kills in any major conflict for a sniper. He was born in 1905 in rural he was referred to as the white death and was so feared by the russians that they would drop the white death january 28, 2010 8. During the winter war fought between russia and finland in 1939 1940 he.
During the winter war fought between russia and finland in. Burgess this short story about one of the most unusual snipers in the history of sniping describes finnish sniper simo hayha and his activities during the 100day winter war 19391940 when the russian red army invaded finland. The man from rautajarvi aka the white death best snipers series book 3, by robert f. During the winter war fought between russia and finland in 1939 1940. Simo hayha the white death worlds deadliest sniper youtube. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. During the winter war fought between russia and finland from 1939 to 1940, he had 542 confirmed kills. Hayha never talked about it publicly but estimated in his private wartime diary. Simo hayha 19052002 is the most famous sniper in the world.
Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. There are appendices on the basics of shooting, the impact of fire on the battlefield, battles on the kollaa front during the winter war, and a list of ranked snipers of the world. This page was last edited on 5 october 2019, at 03. Discover book depositorys huge selection of tapio saarelainen books online.
Simo hayha the deadliest sniper in history forces network. I was looking forward to reading about some of his assignments as the informative stated. English translation of francotirador the official collins spanishenglish dictionary online. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Manual curso francotirador caa pages 1 38 text version. Author taipo saarelainen here writes on the deadliest sniper in history simo hayha the subject of his book on the white sniper.
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