A thoroughly enjoyable memoir from a woman who helped shape the art of sharpshooting in World War II. Unfortunately, the depth and breadth of her contribution is questioned to this day as possible propaganda rather than fact. This is complicated by the fact that the memoir seems to exclude portions of her life that she did not wish to share. While it is irrelevant that her first husband was a doctor rather than a schoolmate (thus increasing the inappropriateness of the relationship due to their respective ages), or that she seems to have married for the third time after the war, the question is raised as to what else is missing or has been changed in her account, even unintentionally. After all, Lyudmila Pavlichenko wrote the memoir long after the end of the war. Regardless, a wonderfully informative and engaging read for any history and war enthusiast.