Description: Simo Häyhä is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today. Simo Häyhä was a man of action who spoke very little, but he was respected by his men and his superiors. Able to move silently through the landscape his aim was deadly and his quarry rarely escaped
Brief description: Tapio Saarelainen is a career officer in the Finnish Army. He has spent two decades training snipers for the Finnish Army and contributed to the Finnish Army's manual for snipers. In his youth he competed in rifle shooting. The author has spent much time investigating Simo Häyhä's life and accomplishments and he interviewed Simo dozens of times during 1997 - 2002.
Review Quotes: "We have had a number of books and movies recently about the exploits of snipers. None of the others even come close to Simo Häyhä. .. The book is what we have come to expect from Casemate. It is well made and is liberally supplied with photos, maps, and some diagrams."-- "A Wargamers Needful Things"