Sniper Rifles: From The 19th to the 21st Century
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- Synopsis
- The sniper has lurked in the shadows of warfare for more than two centuries. In that time, snipers have gone from being seen as little more than paid assassins to being the most highly trained of all infantrymen, and they are an invaluable asset on any modern battlefield. Two hundred years of development and innovation divides the Napoleonic rifleman, whose muzzle-loader was capable of extreme-range shots of 300 yards, from the modern sniper whose high-precision .50 and . 338 calibre rifles can achieve kills at well over a mile.
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781849086592
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781849083980
- Publisher:
- Osprey Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 02/08/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Osprey Publishing
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Military, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.