Free Fall: A Sniper's Story from Chechnya

Lilin, Nicolai

ISBN 10: 1847679722 / ISBN 13: 9781847679727

Published by Canongate Books Ltd, 2012

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Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Free Fall: A Sniper's Story from Chechnya
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847679722
• ISBN 13: 9781847679727
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.