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Out of nowhere : a history of the military sniper, from the sharpshooter to Afghanistan / Martin Pegler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Osprey, 2011.Edition: Revised edDescription: 303 p., [24] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781849086455
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • UD330. P44 2011
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgments—Foreword—1. The sniper in perspective—2. The rifleman emerges, 1500-1854—3. The American Civil War & European wars, 1854-1914—4. The first World War: the watershed, 1914-16—5. The first World War: the fight back, 1916-18—6. Russian sniping, 1936-45—7. The German sniper & the war in Russia, 1941-45—8. The war against Japan, 1941-45—9. The war in Western Europe, 1940-45—10. Limited wars, 1945-85—11. Vietnam, America's nemesis—12. Into a new millennium—13. 21st century sniping—Glossary—Notes—Select bibliography—Index.

“Includes bibliography”—(p. [292]-293).

Contents: Acknowledgments—Foreword—1. The sniper in perspective—2. The rifleman emerges, 1500-1854—3. The American Civil War & European wars, 1854-1914—4. The first World War: the watershed, 1914-16—5. The first World War: the fight back, 1916-18—6. Russian sniping, 1936-45—7. The German sniper & the war in Russia, 1941-45—8. The war against Japan, 1941-45—9. The war in Western Europe, 1940-45—10. Limited wars, 1945-85—11. Vietnam, America's nemesis—12. Into a new millennium—13. 21st century sniping—Glossary—Notes—Select bibliography—Index.

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