Reddit reviews War of the Rats: A Novel

If you want the real version, read Rattenkreig AKA War of the Rats:

https://www.amazon.ca/War-Rats-David-L-Robbins/dp/055358135X

It's almost 90% the exact same story, about the same sniper Vasily Zaitsev, but it was written using actual sources, reports, and interviews, and is much more historically accurate (despite still technically a fiction novel). And it's also a fucking awesome book.

I think the most glaring inaccuracy of Enemy at the Gates was the child, the one that was [SPOILER] used as bait and killed and hung from a post in the train yard. There was no child.

Excellent question! Try War of the Rats by David Robbins — Soviet vs Nazi sniper war in Stalingrad, with a fast pace and witty dialogue. https://www.amazon.com/War-Rats-David-L-Robbins/dp/055358135X

https://www.amazon.ca/War-Rats-David-L-Robbins/dp/055358135X

Read that instead. Exact same story, but much more historically accurate.