Eye of the Wolf

About the Book

Sergei Zhukov was graduated from St. Petersburg University in Leningrad, Russia, and wanted to be a physicist. However, World War II was just starting, and the Germans were on the Russian doorstep. During a college project, he had developed a long-range bear-hunting rifle, and the Russian Army was interested in him and his ability to develop an even longer-range sniper rifle. He did so, and the Army High Command commissioned him to go out and follow the German SS Panzer divisions that were invading Russia and shoot as many of their high-ranking officers as possible. He was very successful. In three years, he was in many engagements, some lasting only one day and others lasting many months. He and his spotter and two wolf dogs lived off the land any way they could to survive. The German SS sent out hunters after him on many occasions. The German SS had also put an extremely large, ever-growing bounty on him. His response was to send back the bounty posters to the SS division commanders attached to the well-chewed SS hunters, with a message: “The Eye of the Wolf is upon you.” He became an enigma to the German SS and a folk hero to the Russians. His missions started at the Poland/Russia border and went on to Moscow. He was then sent to the Crimea, then Stalingrad. He then went back north to Leningrad, and each time, he engaged the German SS panzer divisions.

About the Author

Ray McComber was born, raised, and educated in northwestern Nebraska ranch country. He immediately went into the air force after college then to Vietnam. After Vietnam, he went to graduate school, obtaining additional degrees in computer science, business administration, and an MBA in international finance. He then went on to writing financial computer programs and system design applications and worked in this field until retiring. He has out another book, RatPack Airlines. It is about an air force gunship crew and the low-and-slow air war over Southeast Asia. He now lives in southwestern Colorado in the mountains where he, his wife, and dog enjoy golfing, skiing, hiking, and the peaceful views of the open country.