Out of nowhere : a history of the military sniper, from the sharpshooter to Afghanistan /: a history of the military sniper, from the sharpshooter to Afghanistan. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [Martin Pegler].
• Other Names: Pegler, Martin, 1954-
• Contents: Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; 1. The Sniper in Perspective; 2. The Rifleman Emerges, 1500-1854; 3. The American Civil War & European Wars, 1854-1914; 4. The First World War: the Watershed, 1914-16; 5. The First World War: the Fight Back, 1916-18; 6. Russian Sniping, 1936-45; 7. The German Sniper & the War in Russia, 1941-45; 8. The War Against Japan, 1941-45; 9. The War in Western Europe, 1940-45; 10. Limited Wars, 1945-85; 11. Vietnam, America's Nemesis; 12. Into a New Millennium; 13. 21st Century Sniping; Glossary; Notes; Select Bibliography.
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Osprey
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 356.162; History; Sniping (Military science) -- History; Snipers; Great Britain. Army; Snipers; Sniping (Military science) -- History; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Snipers; Sniping (Military science); Technology & Engineering -- Military Science; Warfare & defence; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781849088756; 1849088756
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.