{"product_id":"war-of-the-rats-9780553108170","title":"War Of The Rats","description":"\u003cp\u003eStalingrad  August 1942the brutal siege of the city begins.  For six months  Stalingrad is the center of a titanic struggle between the Russian and German armies  the bloodiest campaign in mankinds long history of warfare. The outcome is pivotal. If Hitlers forces are not stopped  Russia will fall. And with it  the world.  With razor-sharp prose and brilliant historical accuracy  David L. Robbins brings the reader right into the thick of this monumental battle  in a novel so authentic  it could almost be true....  German soldiers call the battle Rattenkrieg  war of the rats. The combat is horrific  as victories are measured in meters and soldiers die in the smoking cellars and trenches of a ruined city. Through this twisted carnage stalk two menone Russian  one Germaneach the top sniper in their respective armies. These two marksmen are equally matched in both skill and tenacity. And each has his own mission....  The young Russian snipers credo of \"one man  one bullet\" has established his reputation as the Red armys top long-distance assassin. Nicknamed the Hare  hes been put in charge of an impromptu sniper school  training both men and women to kill with chilling precision.  To counter this threat  the Headmaster  leader of the Nazis elite sniper school  is flown to Stalingrad. Each has been given similar ordersto find and kill his counterpart. And the extraordinary duel begins....  Complicating matters is an American woman  Tania Chernova  trapped in Russia at the start of the war  who has come to Stalingrad from the Russian resistance. Seeking vengeance against the German army  the defiant American joins the Hares team of snipers  becoming one of his most talented assassinsand possibly his greatest weakness.  An electrifying novel based on a true story  this is the harrowing tale of two adversaries who will know each other intimately by the climax of their own private war; two soldiers whose story is the saga of Stalingrad itself and whose fortunes will help decide the fate of a world at war.  Fast-paced and explosive  War of the Rats is a stunning amalgam of deepest history and thrilling fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647090319413,"sku":"ByrdShop_0553108174","price":20.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780553108170.jpg?v=1781688638","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/war-of-the-rats-9780553108170","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}