Follows Adrian Gilbert's previous book, 'Sniper: One-On-One'.
This book goes to the heart of the previous volume and uses new and vivid eye witness accounts to describe the training of a sniper, how he operates and how effective he is on the battlefields.
The combat sniper is given the opportunity to tell his own story: what it feels like to look down a telescopic sight and observe the face of the man he is about to kill; the ordeal of the operations conducted behind enemy lines; and the boredom and exhaustion of hours spent waiting motionless for the perfect shot.
The author has researched first-hand narratives from both sides of the Atlantic. He considers the origins of military sniping during the American Revolution, and its development in the 19th century, from the wars against Napoleon through the American Civil War to British colonial campaigns. But it is in the 20th century that the sniper has proved most deadly, and attention is focused on the two world wars and many post-1945 conflicts, including Korea, Vietnam, Northern Ireland, Lebanon, Somalia and Bosnia.
This is a detailed and graphic examination of one of the most difficult and dangerous of military skills.
Contains black and white photographs.
