{"product_id":"eastern-front-sniper-roland-kaltenegger-9781784387945","title":"Eastern Front Sniper: The Life of Matthäus Hetzenauer","description":"\u003ci\u003eEastern Front Sniper \u003c\/i\u003eis a long overdue and comprehensive biography of one of World War II's most accomplished snipers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMathäus Hetzenauer, the son of a Tyrolean peasant family, was born in December 1924. He was drafted into the Mountain Reserve Battalian 140 at the age of 18 but discharged five months later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe received a new draft notice in January 1943 for a post in the Styrian Truppenübungsplatz Seetal Alps where he met some of the best German snipers and learned his art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHetzenauer went on to fight in Romania, Eastern Hungary and in Slovakia. As recognition for his more than 300 confirmed kills, he was awarded on the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on April 17, 1945.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter nearly five years of Soviet captivity Mathäus Hetzenauer returned to Austria on January 10, 1950. He lived in the Tyrol's Brixen Valley until his death on 3 October of 2004.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roland Kaltenegger, Martin Pegler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784387940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784387945\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenhill Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Roland Kaltenegger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974644814079,"sku":"9781784387945","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a5822a0-9cc4-48b1-888c-f4fc366f1e4b.jpg?v=1750875639","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eastern-front-sniper-roland-kaltenegger-9781784387945","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}