Symbolic of this resurrection was the story of Stalingrad’s most celebrated hero, the accountant-turned-sniper, Vasily Zaitsev. He landed in Stalingrad on September 22, 1942 and within a week ...

Too bad it's more myth than history. On one side was Vasily Zaitsev, the Soviet army's deadliest sniper, with some 400 kills. On the other was one "Major Konig," the head of the German army's ...

The sniper duel between famed Soviet sniper Vasily Zaitsev and “Major Konig” was probably myth, although Zaitsev was unquestionably a remarkable soldier. Such myths are a weapon in a fight for ...

Military history has shown that a single sniper in the right place at the right time can change the course of battle, even in the face of overwhelming odds. Here are the five most legendary among ...