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Free Fall: A Sniper´s Story from Chechnya
Nicolai Lilin
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Description for Free Fall: A Sniper´s Story from Chechnya
Paperback. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education Translator(s): Richards, Jamie. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. A Sniper's Story from Chechnya. 416 pages. A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX. Dimension: 195 x 129 x 26. Weight: 282. Translator(s): Richards, Jamie.
Free Fall tells the brutal engrossing story of the Second Chechen War, through the eyes of a young Russian Soldier. Nicolai Lilin was trained as a sniper in an unorthodox Russian Special Forces regiment called the Saboteurs. This hardened and close-knit band of brothers, operating beyond the control of military code, faced mercenary fighters, anti-personnel mines and torture of the most extreme kind.
Free Fall offers a sniper's-eye view of one of the most controversial wars in living memory. It is unflinching, unforgiving and unputdownable.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847679727
SKU
V9781847679727
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Ref
99-32
About Nicolai Lilin
Nicolai Lilin is a Russian writer of Siberian descent. He was born in 1980 in the USSR and grew up in Transnistria, a small state that declared its independence in 1990. He was conscripted to the Russian military, and was involved in anti-terrorist operations in Chechnya. Once his military service ended, he worked for various private security agencies as an ... Read more
Reviews for Free Fall: A Sniper´s Story from Chechnya
Extraordinary...Lilin serves up brilliantly harrowing set-pieces, but also illuminates the soul of the warrior.
Scotland on Sunday
A pitiless account . . . pierced with firm feelings for his 'family' of fellow saboteurs - as well as an existential sorrow over a war that made so little sense that peace, when it finally came, ... Read more
Scotland on Sunday
A pitiless account . . . pierced with firm feelings for his 'family' of fellow saboteurs - as well as an existential sorrow over a war that made so little sense that peace, when it finally came, ... Read more