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As well as traditional bolt-action weapons, both sides used several types of semi-automatic rifle, such as the SVT-38 and the Gew 41. Offering greater firepower at the expense of long-range accuracy, such weapons would be profoundly influential in the postwar world. Fully illustrated, this absorbing study investigates the development of sniping weapons and techniques on World War II's Eastern Front.
As well as traditional bolt-action weapons, both sides used several types of semi-automatic rifle, such as the SVT-38 and the Gew 41. Offering greater firepower at the expense of long-range accuracy, such weapons would be profoundly influential in the postwar world. Fully illustrated, this absorbing study investigates the development of sniping weapons and techniques on World War II's Eastern Front.
Martin Pegler is a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. He is currently a firearms consultant and has written a number of articles and books, many for Osprey. He lives in France.
Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.
Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland studied photography/film and architecture, and spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph. He now writes, illustrates, and publishes fiction as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers. He lives in Lincolnshire, UK.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
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Genre: | Geschichte |
Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781472825896 |
ISBN-10: | 1472825896 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Pegler, Martin |
Illustrator: |
Gilliland, Alan
Shumate, Johnny |
Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Maße: | 246 x 184 x 10 mm |
Von/Mit: | Martin Pegler |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.03.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,258 kg |
Martin Pegler is a former Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. He is currently a firearms consultant and has written a number of articles and books, many for Osprey. He lives in France.
Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Édouard Detaille.
Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland studied photography/film and architecture, and spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph. He now writes, illustrates, and publishes fiction as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers. He lives in Lincolnshire, UK.
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte |
Jahrhundert: | 20. Jahrhundert |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
ISBN-13: | 9781472825896 |
ISBN-10: | 1472825896 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Pegler, Martin |
Illustrator: |
Gilliland, Alan
Shumate, Johnny |
Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Maße: | 246 x 184 x 10 mm |
Von/Mit: | Martin Pegler |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 21.03.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,258 kg |