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Snipers at War: An Equipment and Operations History by John Walter (Hardcover, 2017)
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After 1945, the sniper s reputation declined again. John Walter, born in Glasgow in 1951, is among the world s most prolific writers on small arms author of seventy books, translated into more than a dozen languages.
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Snipers at War is a detailed history and analysis of the equipment, tactics and personalities of the sniping world , from the pursuit of accuracy to the latest electronic aids to observation and ranging. Technology and marksmanship from the Crimean War to the present day is examined in detail. The role of the sniper was largely ignored until the Winter War of 1939-40 between Finland and the USSR showed what could be achieved by specialist marksmen: Finn Simo H yh amassed 505 kills in less than a hundred days, a lesson learned by the Red Army to its cost. By the Germans invasion of 1941 the Russians were prepared: when the war ended, in addition to men such as Vasiliy Zaytsev, a Stalingrad hero with 242 accredited kills, the USSR had trained more than 2000 women as snipers. After 1945, the sniper s reputation declined again. However, the Vietnam War, seemingly unending Middle Eastern conflict, internal strife in Sri Lanka, and ever-present urban threats have given new impetus not only to sniping but also to the development of new and more effective weaponry. AUTHOR: John Walter, born in Glasgow in 1951, is among the world s most prolific writers on small arms author of seventy books, translated into more than a dozen languages. Walter has worked with edged weapons, bladed tools, firearms, railway locomotives, warships, scientific instruments and even heraldry. Among his published works have been several studies of the Luger pistol; four editions of Rifles of the World; The Airgun Book; The Rifle Story and The Handgun Story; Guns of the Elite and its current successor, Guns of the Elite Forces; The German Rifle; and The Greenhill Dictionary of Guns and Gunmakers.Product Identifiers
PublisherGreen Hill Books
ISBN-139781784381844
eBay Product ID (ePID)235055240
Product Key Features
Publication Year2017
SubjectGovernment, History
Number of Pages294 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSnipers at War: an Equipment and Operations History
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Walter
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Width156 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Walter
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- 18 Apr, 2018
A big subject to take on
It takes on a very big subject so invariably there are a few mistakes which, for an author of his standing, was a little disappointing.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
