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A comprehensive illustrated history of snipers and their battlefield role in World War II. Thousands of volumes have been published about World War II but relatively little attention has been given to the sniper. Drawing from memoirs, government documents and interviews, Snipers of World War II incorporates eyewitness accounts to weave a comprehensive narrative of snipers in World War II. While certain common traits were shared among belligerents, each had its unique methodology for selecting and training snipers and, as casualties were high, their replacements. Drawn from hunters, competitive shooters, natural marksmen, outdoorsmen, city dwellers, farmers and veteran soldiers, they fought to assert local battlefield dominance and instill among their enemy a paralyzing fear. Sometimes admired and other times reviled by their own comrades because of the retaliation they drew, they were always too few in number. Their battlefield role, their victories and their defeats are retold here from neglected or forgotten sources. The scope of Snipers of World War II is extensive with three chapters each on the major theatres of the war including Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Pacific. This is supported by a lengthy chapter on the sniper rifles used by the snipers and their equipment. Finally, the last chapter discusses many overlooked or ignored subjects not raised by other researchers and provides much food for thought. The bibliography is a valuable resource to future researchers and writers. For the long-range rifle shooter and today's snipers, the lessons of the past are as relevant today as they were when learned and practiced in World War II. AUTHOR: A former law enforcement officer, armorer and firearms instructor, Gary Yee has written extensively on the muzzle loader sharpshooter. He has been a guest curator for the San Francisco Veterans' Building and Francisco Fort. No stranger to firearms, upon retirement he studied gunsmithing for Trinidad State College where he is an adjunct instructor. When not writing, Gary builds flintlock rifles, hunting pouches and powder horns. Besides belonging to the Contemporary Long Rifle Association, The Honourable Company of Horners, he is also a life member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, the National Rifle Association, and The Company of Military Historians. 100 photographs

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This is one neat book about snipers and their exploits. -- AMPS Indianapolis

Each combatant nation had its own methods of selecting and training snipers, arming and equipping them, and then utilizing them in action. This book goes over the details of these snipers, with sections covering them in action and the weapons they used. * WWII History Magazine 28/09/2022 * There have been many books written about snipers in WWII, but nothing ever like this superb book which has to be the most comprehensive of its type. If there is any aspect on sniping which is missing from this book, then it is not important. ... Highly illustrated throughout, this book is for weapon collectors, shooters, ... and general readers with an interest in the subject. There is nothing to criticise about this book and readers will find it compelling. * Gun Mart 21/09/2022 *

The breadth of topics covered by this book is outstanding. The level of detail is amazing, given how wide the scope of the volume is. The drawings, images and maps are well rendered, the writing is fluid and immensely descriptive. -- AMPS This is one neat book about snipers and their exploits. -- AMPS Indianapolis Thanks to Gary Yee's lifelong fascination-turned scholarly and professional, he has drawn from memoirs, government documents, and interviews to gift us with World War II Snipers incorporating eyewitness accounts to weave a comprehensive narrative of their actions and importance in WWII. -- ARGunners.com

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A former law enforcement officer, armorer and firearms instructor, Gary Yee has written extensively on the muzzle loader sharpshooter. He has been a guest curator for the San Francisco Veterans' Building and Francisco Fort. No stranger to firearms, upon retirement he studied gunsmithing for Trinidad State College where he is an adjunct instructor. When not writing, Gary builds flintlock rifles, hunting pouches and powder horns. Besides belonging to the Contemporary Long Rifle Association, The Honourable Company of Horners, he is also a life member of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, the National Rifle Association, and The Company of Military Historians.

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