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Snipers [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 272 pages, 8ill.
  • Išleidimo metai: 26-Aug-2015
  • Leidėjas: Blake Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1844541312
  • ISBN-13: 9781844541317
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 272 pages, 8ill.
  • Išleidimo metai: 26-Aug-2015
  • Leidėjas: Blake Publishing
  • ISBN-10: 1844541312
  • ISBN-13: 9781844541317
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Snipers. They are numbered among the most highly trained and efficient of all trained killers. They can act as lone agents or as part of a strategic military force. From the French sniper who shot Admiral Nelson from the topmast of a French frigate at the battle of Trafalgar, to Lee Harvey Oswald's devastating and unexplained assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963, they have played a crucial - and shadowy - part in our history. Now defence expert Craig Cabell, with weapons archivist, Richard Brown, peel away the mystery surrounding these most deadly of gunmen, to reveal the true nature of the sniper. From the precision strategies used in war to the terror tactics of the infamous Washington 'sniper'. An essential book for any military enthusiast.
Authors' Note vii
Foreword Death in Silence xi
Frederick Forsyth
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction xix
What is a Sniper?
1(14)
Saratoga -- The Sharpshooter Emerges
15(20)
The Death of Lord Nelson
35(12)
Snipers of the Great War
47(10)
All Quiet on the Western Front
57(4)
Vasily Zaitsev -- An Animal Instinct
61(18)
Monte Cassino -- The Allied Stalingrad
79(8)
The Kennedy Kill
87(12)
Sniper Research
99(6)
The Washington Sniper?
105(12)
Sniping in the Occupied Territories
117(14)
A Conversation With a Sniper
131(6)
Epilogue The Media Machine 137(6)
Annexe A Sniper Rifles and Ammunition 143(26)
Annexe B Non-shooting Skills and Kit 169(6)
Annexe C Innovations in Sniper Rifles 175(10)
Annexe D The Killer in Shadows -- The Art of a Sniper 185(2)
Annexe E The Mentality of a Sniper 187(4)
Annexe F Counter-sniper Tactics 191(8)
Annexe G Author Interview -- David L Robbins 199(8)
Annexe H Choose Your Weapon 207(16)
On the Way to Dixie -- A Short Story 223(24)
Afterword 247(2)
Glossary of Firearms Terms 249(12)
Further Reading 261(2)
Photo Credits and Copyright 263
Craig Cabell is the writer of six previous books including biography and military history. For five years he was an in-house reporter with Focus - The House Journal of the Ministry of Defence. However he has been a freelance reporter for over fifteen years, working most notably for the Independent newspaper. As an officer in the Foreign Office Richard Brown worked in the field of military exports, and then continued this theme through his later career with the Ministry of Defence. He now works for a major international defence manufacturer. Snipers is Richard's first non-fiction.