sniper, S.S. Colonel Heinz Throvald. Throvald is sent with one mission; kill Zaitsev. Also included in the plot of Robbins’ book are Tania Chernova, Zaitsev’s assistant, and Corporal Nikki Mood, a composite German soldier. Tanis Chernova and Vasily Zaitsev eventually fall in love. The novel eventually ends with the two master snipers, Throvald and Zaitsev, crossing each other’s paths. In somewhat of a cliffhanger, the book finishes off with both Throvald and Zaitsev putting crosshairs on each
The Hound of Baskerville What is the curse of the Baskervilles and what events brought about its origin? -The curse of the Baskervilles all started with Hugo Baskerville. At about the time of the “Great Revolution,” Hugo fancied a local yeoman's daughter. One day, Hugo kidnapped her and kept her at his house. Luckily the young girl escaped from the mansion. However, he was so outraged at her escape that he made a deal with the devil to release his hound to hunt her down. Some of Hugo’s drunk friends
Holmes and Watson sure do have their hands full with this one. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a very popular crime story written by Sir Cannon Doyle. The story was written in 1901, located in England in an area called Dartmoor. The story is based upon the legend of a family curse. Doyle may have thought of a basic story line to go by, but then had to think of characters and descriptions to go along with it. A harmful beast must have seemed to easy, so he decided to use a hound as the “monster”
commander Vasily Zaitsev). The Sniper focused on her character development, her real story, and how different supporting characters helped her develop. Snipers have been used extensively in modern war; their silence, precision, and reliability made them virtually invaluable in World War II. Many British and Soviet snipers were highly successful; the British were trained in camouflage as well as combat, and the Soviets fought bravely in the battle of Stalingrad. Soldiers, such as Vasily Zaitsev
World War II was one of the most bloodiest conflicts 1939-1945. The countries eventually formed two opposing military alliances they were called: the Allies and the Axis. It involved more than 100 million people and there was about 30 countries in the conflict. The war was a complete total war in the sense of the countries involving their economy, industrial, and technological advancements into the war effort. World War II was the biggest conflict in history, it had more than 50 to 85 million
On August twenty-third, 1942 the German Empire tried to invade and conquer the Russian city of Stalingrad. This invasion would last for another two hundred days, all the way up to February second, 1943. Sixteen years after the German expulsion from Russia a memorial for those who perished during the battle began construction, this structure is known as ‘The Motherland Calls’ (See Appendix A), as well as a few other names: ‘Mother Motherland’ (not to be confused with the structure located in Kiev
WWI VS. WWII WWI (World War Two) and WWII (World War two) were two oddly similar and different wars in the sense of same people same place similar weapons but different ideas and purposes. With World War one there came many new innovations in weaponry and vehicles. World War two brought more advanced versions of weapons and vehicles along with different thoughts and tactics. These two wars have many details and events that cause them to have great magnitude to the world’s mindset of this time era