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Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 1939-45
Taschenbuch von Martin Pegler
Sprache: Englisch

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The Soviet Union had developed a significant sniping force by 1939, but the extraordinary skill and cunning displayed by Finnish snipers during the Winter War forced the Soviets to innovate. On the other side, German sniping suffered from a lack of standardization of weapons and a lack of marksmen deployed at the start of the Great Patriotic War (1941-45). There were few heroes in the conflict, but on both sides, the snipers were idolized - especially on the Soviet side, gaining almost mythical status.

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.
The Soviet Union had developed a significant sniping force by 1939, but the extraordinary skill and cunning displayed by Finnish snipers during the Winter War forced the Soviets to innovate. On the other side, German sniping suffered from a lack of standardization of weapons and a lack of marksmen deployed at the start of the Great Patriotic War (1941-45). There were few heroes in the conflict, but on both sides, the snipers were idolized - especially on the Soviet side, gaining almost mythical status.

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.
Über den Autor

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.

Zusammenfassung
Osprey's previous books on sniping weapons have been well received such as Leigh Neville's Modern Snipers (2016).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction / Development / Use / Impact / Conclusion / Bibliography / Index
Details
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
Artikel-ID: 113733725
Über den Autor

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.

Zusammenfassung
Osprey's previous books on sniping weapons have been well received such as Leigh Neville's Modern Snipers (2016).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction / Development / Use / Impact / Conclusion / Bibliography / Index
Details
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
Artikel-ID: 113733725
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