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Sniper : the Skills, the Weapons, and the Experiences by Gilbert, Adrian is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sniper : the Skills, the Weapons, and the Experiences about?
<p><P>An acclaimed military historian leads you into the world of the combat sniper-on the safe side of the crosshairs...<P>From the black-powder chaos of the American Revolution to the bitter carnage of Vietnam, he is a presence as familiar to war as death itself. He is the combat sniper-revered as the ultimate warrior by some and reviled as a monster by those who have known the terror of his invisible ambush.<P>As the "Wild Boys" who crawled the no-man's-land between the trenches in WWI, terrorizing the enemy and dodging fire from the shelter of shell craters.<P>As the officer-hunting German snipers is WWII's Normandy-so unnerving that hardened commanders began to disguise their rank.<P>As the men who boasted a shot/ill ration of 1.7 to 1 in Vietnam-a figure that was 50,000 to 1 among general soldiers.<P>From the evolution of the art, to firsthand accounts of legendary exploits, through the basics of sniper training, <i>Sniper </i>traces the development of these feared huntsmen, marking their historical battles and their pivotal role in modern forces.<P>Includes 8 pages of authentic action photographs!</p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>A study of combat sniping, its historical background,
Who reads Sniper : the Skills, the Weapons, and the Experiences?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gilbert, Adrian
- Publisher
- New York: St. Martin's Paperbacks
- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780312957667
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Military, Fiction, Science
- Rating
- 3.62 / 5 (52 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14