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The Military Sniper Since 1914 the Military Sniper Since 1914
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Series: Elite, Book 68
General Military HistoryOther Wars
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ISBN10: 1841761419
ISBN13: 9781841761411
Publisher: Osprey Pub Inc
Published: Jan 25 2001
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.27 Width: 7.27 Depth: 9.76
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781841761411
Publisher: Osprey Pub Inc
Published: Jan 25 2001
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.27 Width: 7.27 Depth: 9.76
Language: English
It was only in World War I (1914-1918) 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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