The Sniper Encyclopaedia: An AZ Guide to World Sniping [Hardcover]

The Sniper Encyclopaedia is an indispensable alphabetical, topic-by-topic guide to a fascinating subject.This is a comprehensive work that covers virtually any aspect of sniping. The work contains personal details of hundreds of snipers, including not only the best-known  world renowned gurus such as Vasiliy Zaytsev and Chris Kyle  but also many crack shots overlooked by history. Among them are some of more than a thousand Red Army snipers  men and a surprising number of women, who amassed sufficient kills to be awarded the Medal for Courage and, later, the Order of Glory. Some of the best-known victims of snipers are identified, and the veracity of the most popular myths is explored.The book pays special attention to the history and development of the many specialist sniper rifles  some more successful than others  that have served the worlds armies since the American Wars of the nineteenth century to todays technology-based conflicts. Attention, too, is paid to the progress made with ammunition  without which, of course, precision shooting would be impossible. The development of aids and accessories, from camouflage clothing to laser rangefinders, is also considered.Finally, The Sniper Encyclopaedia examines significant locations and specific campaigns  the way marksman have influenced the course of the individual battles and places which have played a crucial part in the history of sniping, from individual sites to sniper schools and training grounds. The book contains authors biographies, a critical assessment of the many books and memoirs on the world of the sniper, and a guide to research techniques.An A-Z guide to snipers, sniper rifles, techniques and specific battles and campaigns through history and around the world.An authoritative single-volume guide to everything connected with snipingFirst alphabetical dictionary published for sniper enthusiasts that subdivides the subject into accessible bite-size portionsExplains sniping techniques in fasló!