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Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II Free FREE SNIPER ANTHOLOGY: SNIPERS OF WORLD WAR II PDF Martin Pegler | 256 pages | 01 Apr 2012 | Pen & Sword Books Ltd | 9781848326255 | English | Barnsley, United Kingdom Sniper Anthology: Snipers of the Second World War by Martin Pegler Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Sniper Anthology by Martin Pegler. Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II L. Plaster Introduction. For the first time, leading Second World War authors from around the world have collaborated on a definitive anthology of the greatest Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II of the war. Each author supplies full details of their chosen sniper, including illustrations that have never been published before, to construct a complete and varied picture of sniper warfare. The biographies of these exceptional s For the first time, leading Second World War authors from around the world have collaborated on a definitive anthology of the greatest snipers of the war. The biographies of these exceptional soldiers include remarkable firsthand accounts of wartime service that provide a graphic insight into a snipers lethal skill and vividly illustrate the backdrop of the war. These gripping narratives will be fascinating reading for anyone who is keen to learn about the role and technique of the sniper during WWII and go beyond the cursory treatment in existing histories. Nigel Jones will also contribute. Get A Copy. More Details Other Editions 4. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Sniper Anthologyplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. A couple interesting stories. As title clearly indicates, this book contains a collection of esseys dedicated Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II sniping during World War II. All except one of the contributions to this collection are short biographies alt. To be perfectly honest, the material in this book is very, very bland. If you know what to look for, these short bios will reveal tidbits of interesting information of anecdotal variety. But overall they're just 'stories' without real structu As title clearly indicates, this book contains a collection of esseys dedicated to sniping during World War II. But overall they're just 'stories' without real structure nor solid content about sniping. This book features several of WW2s greatest or most well-known snipers. There is a good cross-section from most countries involved in the war, as well as male and also female snipers. The book itself goes into a lot of detail about their lives and war history, while also adding in some general information about sniping. Didn't ever really get into the book, it didn't draw me in as much as I thought it was, but it is basically a collection of short biographies, not a story. If you're interested i This book features several of WW2s greatest or most well-known snipers. If you're interested in learning more about snipers, then this book is a good place to start. Easy read but style is poor for this topic. Judy Boucher rated it liked it Feb 18, Marcin rated it really liked it Aug 11, Paul Fischer rated it it was amazing Oct 27, Richard F. 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Martin Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II shooting historic firearms, and has participated in many shooting competitions. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums. In his spare time Martin runs motorcycle tours of the battlefield. He is the author of a number of books including The Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II Sniper since Osprey,Firearms in the American West The Crowood Press,and the highly acclaimed Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper Osprey,and he has also contributed to a number of magazines. In the s he had the privilege of interviewing many World War I veterans about their wartime experiences, and the recordings are now part of the sound archives of the Imperial War Museum, London Books by Martin Pegler. Related Articles. Read more Trivia About Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II Anthology No trivia or quizzes yet. Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. List of snipers - Wikipedia Prior to 10 Novemberhe killed 32 Axis soldiers with a standard-issue rifle. Zaitsev became a celebrated figure during the war and later a Hero of the Soviet Unionand he remains lauded for his skills as a sniper. His life and military career have been the subject of several books and films: his exploits, as detailed in William Craig's Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingradwould serve as the lead figure for the film Enemy at the Gateswith Jude Law portraying Zaitsev. He is also featured in David L. Robbins 's historical novel War of the Rats. Zaitsev was born in YeleninskoyeOrenburg Governorate in a peasant family of Russian ethnicity [2] and grew up in the Ural Mountainswhere he learned marksmanship by hunting deer and wolves with his grandfather and older brother. He brought home his first trophy at the age of a wolf that he shot with a single bullet from his first personal rifle, a large single-shot Berdanwhich at the time he was barely able to carry on his back. He graduated from seven classes of junior high school. In he graduated from a construction college in the city of Magnitogorsk, where he received the speciality of a fitter. He graduated from accounting courses. From he served in the Pacific Fleet, where he was enlisted as clerk of the artillery department. After studying at the Military School, he was appointed head of the finance department of the Pacific Fleet, in Transfiguration Bay. During his service, World War II broke out. Zaitsev served in the Soviet Navy as a clerk in Vladivostok. When Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union during Operation BarbarossaZaitsev, like many of his comrades, volunteered to be transferred to the front Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II. He was a chief petty officer in the Navy and was assigned the rank of senior warrant officer upon transfer to the army. He was assigned to the th Rifle Regiment of the th "Tomsk" Rifle Divisionwhich became part of the 62nd Army at Stalingrad on 17 September Zaitsev's accuracy with a rifle led to him becoming a sniper. During Zaitsev's career as a sniper, he concealed himself in various locations — for example, on high Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II, under rubble, or in water pipes. After a few kills, he changed his position. Together with his partner Nikolai Kulikov, Zaitsev exercised his hide and sting tactics. One of Zaitsev's common tactics was to cover one large area from three positions, with two men at each point — a sniper and a scout. This Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II, known as the "sixes", is still in use today and was implemented during the war in Chechnya. Zaitsev fought in the Battle of Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II until Januarywhen a mortar attack injured his eyes. He was attended to by Vladimir Filatovwho is credited with having restored Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II sight. During this time Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II recruited and trained other marksmen to become snipers during his service in Stalingrad. He became a member of the Communist Party in After the war, Zaitsev settled Sniper Anthology: Snipers of World War II Kyivwhere he studied at a textile university before obtaining employment as an engineer. During the period after the war, he fell victim to the post-war "spy frenzy" paranoia, spending in a pretrial detention center. He rose to become the director of a textile factory in Kyiv and remained in that city until he died on 15 December at the age of 76, eleven days before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He was initially buried in Kyiv despite his final request to be buried at Volgograd. His coffin was carried next to a monument where his famous quote is written: "For us there was no land beyond the Volga ".
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