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Free Fall A Sniper's Story from Chechnya

Lilin, Nicolai
Heftet / 2012 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781847679727
Publisert
2012-07-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Canongate Books
Vekt
277 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416

Forfatter
Lilin, Nicolai
Oversetter
Richards Jamie

Biographical note

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 anti-terrorism consultant before leaving military life to travel in various European countries, including Ireland. He settled in Italy, and founded an arts centre in Milan dedicated to the tradition and design of Siberian tattoos. His first book, Siberian Education, was a major bestseller in Italy and it was published in the UK to critical acclaim.

Free Fall A Sniper's Story from Chechnya

Lilin, Nicolai
Heftet / 2012 / Engelsk
Lilin, Nicolai
Heftet / 2012 / Engelsk
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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.
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A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education
yes
Extraordinary...Lilin serves up brilliantly harrowing set-pieces, but also illuminates the soul of the warrior.
A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education

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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.
Les mer
A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education
yes
Extraordinary...Lilin serves up brilliantly harrowing set-pieces, but also illuminates the soul of the warrior.
A unique and remarkable account of the war in Chechnya by the internationally acclaimed author of Siberian Education

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781847679727
Publisert
2012-07-05
Utgiver
Vendor
Canongate Books
Vekt
277 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416

Forfatter
Lilin, Nicolai
Oversetter
Richards Jamie

Biographical note

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 anti-terrorism consultant before leaving military life to travel in various European countries, including Ireland. He settled in Italy, and founded an arts centre in Milan dedicated to the tradition and design of Siberian tattoos. His first book, Siberian Education, was a major bestseller in Italy and it was published in the UK to critical acclaim.

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