95,00 € 90,25 € Ajouter au panier | THE HISTORY OF SNIPING AND SHARPSHOOTING Par PLASTER J.L In The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting, John Plaster has assembled the most comprehensive combat history ever published on the subject. It begins in the 15th century with the first use of “precision” musket fire in Europe and continues into the 21st century with the significant role sniping is playing in Iraq and Afghanistan and the global War on Terror. Detailing major engagements and minor skirmishes over five centuries of warfare, Plaster has unearthed hundreds of incidents where calculated precision rifle fire has changed the course of battles—and, sometimes, of history. He fittingly addresses well-known sharpshooters and snipers—Hiram Berdan, Vasili Zaitsev, Carlos Hathcock—but also pays tribute to forgotten riflemen such as John Burns, Benjamin Forsyth, and Arthur Wermuth, to name but a few. He also explains how the evolution of firearms and optical technology has intertwined with sniping on the battlefield and how it has influenced tactics, organization, and capabilities—a subject that has never before been addressed adequately. Texte en anglais
704 pages
Format : 22 x 28
895 photos |
