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Osprey The Military Sniper since 1914 (Elite #68)

By Martin Pegler

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2001
ISBN
1841761419, 9781841761411
Open Library ID
OL8922134M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
170 MB (178005370 bytes)
Pages
64\66
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

It was only in World War I that the combination of high quality service rifles and new telescopic sights brought the true 'sniper' to the battlefield as a distinct specialist. By 1918 the scout-sniper's value as an observer and gatherer of intelligence was as important as his lethal skills, but these were disregarded in the interwar years. From 1939-45 most armies had to train and equip snipers from scratch, but they were to play a major role in all theatres of war. Famously, on the Russian Front it was a role in which women excelled. This title recounts the development of weapons, sights, tactics and clothing in all the major armies, from Flanders to the Gulf.

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