And the extraordinary duel begins.Ĭomplicating matters is an American woman, Tania Chernova, trapped in Russia at the start of the war, who has come to Stalingrad from the Russian resistance. Each has been given similar orders-to find and kill his counterpart. To counter this threat, the Headmaster, leader of the Nazis' elite sniper school, is flown to Stalingrad. Nicknamed the Hare, he's been put in charge of an impromptu sniper school, training both men and women to kill with chilling precision. The young Russian sniper's credo of 'one man, one bullet' has established his reputation as the Red army's top long-distance assassin. These two marksmen are equally matched in both skill and tenacity. Through this twisted carnage stalk two men-one Russian, one German-each the top sniper in their respective armies. The combat is horrific, as victories are measured in meters and soldiers die in the smoking cellars and trenches of a ruined city. German soldiers call the battle Rattenkrieg, war of the rats.

Robbins brings the reader right into the thick of this monumental battle, in a novel so authentic, it could almost be true. With razor-sharp prose and brilliant historical accuracy, David L. If Hitler's forces are not stopped, Russia will fall. Stalingrad, August 1942-the brutal siege of the city begins.įor six months, Stalingrad is the center of a titanic struggle between the Russian and German armies, the bloodiest campaign in mankind's long history of warfare. Robbins - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK See all titles by David L.

War of the rats by david l robbins