Sniping In The Trenches
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Sniping In The Trenches
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Author : Maj. John L. Plaster USAR (Ret.)
language : en
Publisher: Paladin Press
Release Date : 2017-06-27
Sniping In The Trenches written by Maj. John L. Plaster USAR (Ret.) and has been published by Paladin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-27 with History categories.
From the author of The Ultimate Sniper and The History of Sniping and Sharpshooting, here is the most thorough examination of wartime sniping ever published—not only for World War I, but for any war. It's all here in great detail--the weapons, optics, ammunition, silencers, and numerous wartime improvisations, from disguised periscopes to fake trees, from body armor to fixed and periscope rifles, plus sniping tactics, training, and organization. Here, too, are the people. From the Allied sniping trailblazers—adventurers, big-game hunters, British and American NRA riflemen—who rose up to challenge Germany's snipers to the colorful characters who fought this war within a war: The Igorot headhunter-turned-U.S. Army sniper who hoped to carry German heads back to his village "rizzly" Christie, the Yukon hunter who inspired Canada's snipers The shy French village girl who shot down German snipers The billionaire industrialist who recruited and financed an Allied sniping unit The Eurasian legend who out-sniped the Turks at Gallipoli The Canadian and U.S. Native American snipers the Germans feared the most And, for the first time ever, renowned sniping authority Major John L. Plaster tells the story of Canada's and England's sniper veterans who trained America's snipers at 34 sites all across the United States, readying them for this no-holds-barred contest. Sniping in the Trenches is profusely illustrated with nearly 500 rare photographs from U.S., Canadian, and European museums and archives, many never before published, others unseen for 100 years. Rounding out this amazing compilation are a dozen full-length, firsthand sniping accounts by American, Canadian, British, and Australian snipers.
Sniping In France With Notes On The Scientific Training Of Scouts Observers And Snipers
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Author : Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard
language : en
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
Release Date : 2016-08-26
Sniping In France With Notes On The Scientific Training Of Scouts Observers And Snipers written by Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard and has been published by Read Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-26 with History categories.
This early work by Hesketh-Prichard was originally published in 1920 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Sniping in France, with Notes on the Scientific Training of Scouts, Observers, and Snipers' is a manual on the art of warfare. Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard was born on 17th November 1876 in Jhansi, India. Hesketh-Prichard's first published work was 'Tammer's Duel' in 1896, which he sold to Pall Mall Magazine for a guinea. He often wrote with his mother under the pseudonyms "H. Heron" and "E. Heron", and together they created a popular psychic detective series around a character named "Flaxman Low".
Sniping In France
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Author : H. Hesketh-Prichard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-09-03
Sniping In France written by H. Hesketh-Prichard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-03 with categories.
"Now, if any one cares to do a mathematical sum, and to work out the number of battalions we had in the line, they will be surprised at the figures, and when they multiply these figures by thirty and look at the month's losses, they will find that in a war of attrition the sniper on this count alone justifies his existence and wipes out large numbers of the enemy." During the initial stages of the First World War in 1914, Allied forces lost breathtaking numbers of men on the Western Front to Germany's highly efficient and superior snipers. However, the passion of Major Hesketh-Prichard - hunter and excellent marksman - for the promotion and advancement of sniping practices led to the implementation of brand new sniping methods by the British Army. These new practices contributed to the reversal of fortune of the Allied forces, tipping the balance in their favour towards victory in the sniping war. This excellent book, as told in the inimitable style of Major Hesketh-Prichard, recounts the genesis, development, and advancement of sniping style and practice, intermingled with a charming autobiographical style. Truly a classic account of war, this is a must read for avid military enthusiasts. Major Hesketh-Prichard, born in India in 1876, led a vibrant life as an explorer and adventurer, big-game hunter turned animal rights activist, novelist and travel writer, excellent cricket player, and marksman. He contributed significantly to the advancement of sniping practice in the British Army during the First World War, and the measures he introduced are credited as saving the lives of thousands of Allied soldiers.
Snipers In The Trenches
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Author : H. Hesketh-Prichard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-08-30
Snipers In The Trenches written by H. Hesketh-Prichard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-30 with Sniping (Military science) categories.
This lavishly illustrated single volume compendium brings together two of the most fascinating and richly contrasting primary source accounts of the actions of the British sniper during the Great War. The officer's experience is provided by Sniping In France by Major Hesketh-Pritchard, which gives a very clear overview of the development of the art of the sniper in the British Army. Hesketh-Pritchard was the driving force behind the wider deployment of British Snipers and his comprehensive account of their training and the methods they employed features many examples from his personal experiences of combat in the front lines. The book is heavily illustrated. Private Harold Harvey's account of his life as a front-line sniper originally published as A Soldier's Sketches Under Fire provides a different view. Harvey was a private who served in the trenches as a sniper and his rich account is illustrated by his own sketches and his personal recollections of the realities of what it meant to fight in the trenches as a British sniper.
Sniping In France
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Author : H. Hesketh-Prichard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-03
Sniping In France written by H. Hesketh-Prichard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03 with Literary Collections categories.
The crack-shots of the war in the trenches Military historians have always been interested in the activities of snipers. For the uninitiated, there is something romantic about the lone marksman, far away from the security of his lines and his comrades, who lies camouflaged and still until the opportunity arises to strike down one of the enemy. It is a lonely and perilous way to make war and requires an individual not only possessed of great weaponry skills, but one with the mental fortitude to execute his task. For the enemy, death, coming swiftly and unseen from an unknown quarter, is a terrifying and demoralising prospect. We know much of the snipers of modern times, armed with their high powered and technical equipment, but the 'bolt from the blue' is as old as warfare itself. Kipling told it well in his poetry when he wrote, 'two thousand pounds of education drops to a ten rupee jezail.' This book concerns the snipers of the British Army as they operated in France during the First World War. It is an excellent book written by an author with first hand experience. The reader is taken through activities at the first Army School of Scouting, Observation and Sniping and the principles of sniping as they applied to the trench warfare. The author describes the genesis of sniping as the British Army went to war and includes many first hand accounts and often amusing anecdotes of the activities, snipers and observers operating between the battle lines at the height of the conflict. Recommended for all those interested in the Great War. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Sniping In France
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Author : H. Hesketh-Prichard
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-01-29
Sniping In France written by H. Hesketh-Prichard and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-29 with categories.
This book is a memoir of sorts relayed by a French sniper who fought in World War I. From the foreword: "In the early days of 1915, in command of the 2nd Division, I well remember the ever-increasing activity of the German sniper and the annoyance of our officers and men in the trenches. I can recall the acquisition by the Guards' Brigade, then in the Brickfields of Cuinchy with Lord Cavan as Brigadier, of two rifles fitted with telescopic sights and the good use made of them. It was the experience of 1915 that impressed upon us the necessity of fighting for superiority in all branches of trench warfare, amongst which sniping held an important position. It was therefore a great satisfaction to me upon my arrival from the battlefields of the Somme in the autumn of 1916 to find Major Hesketh-Prichard's School firmly established in the First Army area, thanks in a great measure to the support and encouragement of Lieut.-General Sir Richard Haking, the Commander of the Eleventh Corps. From that time onwards, owing chiefly to the energy, enthusiasm, tact and personality of its Commandant, the influence of the Sniping, Observation and Scouting School spread rapidly throughout the British Forces in France. Of its ups and downs, of its troubles and its successes, and of its ultimate triumph, Major Hesketh-Prichard tells the tale with modesty typical of the man. I may be permitted to add my testimony that in each phase of the war, not only in the trenches, but in the field, we found the value of the trained sniper, observer and scout. This book is not only a record of a successful system of training, valuable as such to us soldiers, but also will be found to be full of interest to the general reader."
Sniping In France
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Author : H. Hesketh-Prichard
language : en
Publisher: Tales End Press
Release Date : 2012-07
Sniping In France written by H. Hesketh-Prichard and has been published by Tales End Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Major Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard was an explorer and adventurer who revolutionized the training of British Army snipers during the First World War. In this richly-detailed book, he explains his constant efforts to improve sniping standards, which finally resulted in the First Army School of Scouting, Observation and Sniping. Drawing on his experience as a big-game hunter and marksman, he emphasized the importance of camouflage, careful observation, the ability to shoot quickly and accurately, and above all the necessity of out-thinking the opponent – for as he noted, sniping in the trenches was “really neither more nor less than a very high-class form of big game shooting, in which the quarry shot back.” The book includes many anecdotes of his times on the front lines, the various ruses and counter-ruses employed by the snipers on both sides, and his musings on the responsibilities of the sniper in future wars – in which he accurately predicts the role of the scout-sniper teams of today. Detailed appendices reproduce the early curriculum of his sniper school. A contemporary estimated that Hesketh-Prichard’s training saved the lives of over 3,500 Allied soldiers: this book explains how he did it.
Sniping In France
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Author : H. Hesketh-Prichard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-01-01
Sniping In France written by H. Hesketh-Prichard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with categories.
Sniping Rifles In World War I
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Author : Martin Pegler
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2022-05-26
Sniping Rifles In World War I written by Martin Pegler and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-26 with History categories.
While Germany and Austria-Hungary were well-equipped with sniping rifles in 1914, their Allied opponents were not. This highly illustrated volume tells the inside story of the rifles carried by snipers of all the major powers during World War I. Although military sharpshooting had existed since the 18th century, in 1914 only the German and Austro-Hungarian armies fielded trained snipers armed with scoped rifles. Thus upon the outbreak of World War I, the Allied armies found themselves on the receiving end of a shooting war to which they had no means of response. Only the Canadians brought a dedicated sniping rifle into the trenches, but in small numbers. For the British, although production of a suitable rifle and scope were settled on quickly, the establishment of sniper training was difficult and its success was mostly due to the efforts of a handful of dedicated officers. The French eventually introduced a competent scoped rifle and a sniper training system, as did the Italians. Entering the war in 1917, the Americans experienced rifle shortages but were able to build on their pre-1914 efforts to find a suitable sniping weapon. The country that suffered most grievously was Russia; Russian troops fielded no snipers at all and suffered accordingly. Featuring full-colour artwork, carefully chosen archive images and photographs of the sniping rifles and accessories used in the trenches, this is the inside story of the rifles carried by snipers of all the major powers during World War I.
Sniping In The Great War
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Author : Martin Pegler
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2008-10-30
Sniping In The Great War written by Martin Pegler and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-30 with History categories.
A military history analyzing the evolution of sniper warfare during WWI by the firearms expert and author of Eastern Front Sniper. From the sharpshooters of the American Civil War to Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, military snipers are legendary for their marksmanship and effectiveness in battle. The specialized role of the sniper developed among the ranks of the British Army over the course of World War I. As Martin Pegler shows in this wide-ranging study, the technique of sniping adapted rapidly to the conditions of static warfare that prevailed through much of the conflict. Pegler’s account follows the development of sniping from the early battles of 1914, through the trench fighting and the attritional offensives of the middle years, to the renewed open warfare of 1918. Focusing on the British and German sniping war on the western front, Pegler also looks at how snipers operated at Gallipoli, Salonika, and on the Eastern Front. He also covers sniper training, fieldcraft, and counter-sniping measures in detail. Sniping in the Great War includes a full reference section detailing the sniping rifles of the period and assessing their effectiveness in combat. Also featured are vivid memoirs and eyewitness accounts that offer insight into the lethal skill of Great War snipers and their deadly trade.