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| Sniper |
Marine Sniper Legend Carlos Hathcock
(1994) Video
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Gunny Hathcock set the standard for Marine Snipers. Gunnery Sergant Carlos Hathcock is a patriot and a hero. His service in the United States Marine Corps set the standard for Marine Snipers. This is the only video I have ever seen that Gunny Hathcock describes some of his encounters in war. This video is not the greatest quality, but it is for the Gunny Hathcock admirers. Get it. |
| Marine Sniper : 93 Confirmed Kills
by Charles Henderson, E. J. Land 
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Synopsis He's silent, invisible. He lies in one position for days, barely twitching a muscle, able to control his heartbeat and breathing. His record has never been matched: 93 confirmed kills. This is the story of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, Marine sniper, legend of military lore. |
| A Rifleman Went to War
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First hand account of an American sniper in WW1 McBride's "A Rifleman Went to War" could be used as a sniper's manual. McBride was in fact a machine gunner (he wrote a book about that called "The Emma Gees"), but he and his Canadian buddies engaged in sniping and trench raids. This book was one of Gunny Hathcock's favorite reads. This book is an excellent account, and is just about as un-PC as you can get. McBride does not feel that war is simply "bad", but that it is a symphony of emotions. He killed many Germans, and he makes no apologies. This book is not without its shortcomings. McBride does not have a crisp, 'modern' writing style, and he is a highly biased anglophile. Despite these problems, I think anyone who has an interest in World War 1, sniping, or the combat use of the rifle should have this book. |
| The Art of the Rifle by Jeff Cooper 
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Book Description "Riflecraft has been completely ignored since World War II," says Jeff Cooper, America's foremost rifle instructor. To remedy this situation, he took it upon himself to set down the fine art of the rifle before it was lost forever. In his no-holds-barred style, Cooper instructs you in everything you need to know about shooting the rifle, while entertaining you with tales of marksmanship, combat and big-game hunting. A reader from Lincoln County, Oklahoma , writes: |
| Rifles & Combat Shotguns : Assault
& Sniper Rifles (Brasseys Modern Military Equipment) by John A. Norris, James Marchington (Editor) 
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Book Description A valuable reference to weapons used by infantrymen all over the world. Covers assault rifles, which offer accuracy and fire-power, sniper rifles which make it possible for a specialist to engage targets at long-range and shotguns used in specialized operations. DLC: Rifles. |
| The World's Sniping Rifles : With Sighting
Systems and Ammunition (Greenhill Military Manuals) by Ian V. Hogg 
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Description: A general survey of sniper rifles and sighting systems. |
| Sniper : The Skills, the Weapons, and the
Experiences by Adrian Gilbert 
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, January 15, 1995 Much American literature on sniping focuses on the American experience or is aimed at gun buffs. This British study of the most refined form of infantry combat is, therefore, particularly welcome for its broader historical perspective. Gilbert summarizes the tactics, weaponry, and training of the sniper, from the earliest rifle-armed troops in the eighteenth century through the current training of British Royal Marines and the high-tech aids for the ordinary sniper rifle. He also includes informative chapters on such topics as wound ballistics (this is not for the squeamish) and for good measure throws in a directory of modern sniper weapons and enough scholarly accoutrements to aid further research. About as good a book of its size on its subject as could be reasonably expected, Sniper is highly recommended for military collections. |
| Stalk and Kill by Adrian Gilbert 
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From Kirkus Reviews , October 15, 1997 Military insiders would do well to eyeball this stalwart survey of an important yet understudied martial art. British historian Gilbert (Sniper: The World of Combat Sniping, 1995) begins with the American Revolution, works his way through major and minor wars, and concludes by pondering the role of snipers in present-day Bosnia. He writes, for example, of the Kentucky long rifle, which with its longer barrel and smaller bore became the best hunting weapon of its time (with a marksmanship potential highly prized by a nation of hardy, dead-eye hunters). British regulars, on the other hand, burdened with their inaccurate ``Brown Bess'' muskets, suffered heavily from canny, mobile American sharpshooters; Gilbert opines that the gap separating war and hunting can at times be a small one. He has interviewed many combat sniper veterans and ably researched memoirs of past wars. To hear him tell it, the ideal candidate for snipership is lonely but patient, meticulously observant, and highly self-disciplined--with an impeccable knowledge of fieldcraft and nerves of steel--who can conceal and camouflage himself, as well as stalk and shoot. Trained snipers, he points out, also make excellent advance scouts, artillery spotters, and intelligence gatherers; by virtue of their training, they can save the lives of comrades and raise the morale of their unit while warding off large-scale enemy attacks. Some soldiers may perform well in the heat of battle, where the objective is to rout, face-to-face, an enemy who otherwise would slay them. Yet the very same soldiers, as Gilbert notes, might not kill an enemy quite so sanguinely at a distance--a subtle moral nuance. An expert treatise on a martial specialty, though repetitive of the author's previous work. |
| One Shot-One Kill by Charles W. Sasser, Craig Roberts (Contributor) 
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Synopsis Snipers made up a vital part of the American military machine in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Beirut. They honed the vital art of delivering a single accurate shot from nowhere--devastating enemy morale. Here is a powerful tribute to these important but often overlooked fighters. From Joe Littleton (grappler@texas.net) from
Austin, TX, October 12, 1999 This is truely an outstanding work of art. As one who has spent hours inside of himself, setting up the shot and waiting for the shot, this book is a unique look at the world from the sniper's eyes looking out. It made me smell the dampness, feel the insects crawling and biting, remember the cramped muscles from hours of laying in one position, and remember the last thing you ever see of the target - his eyes. A true work of art by a master story teller. |
| Dear Mom : A Sniper's Vietnam by Joseph T. Ward 
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Jay, USMC Ret. from Illinois , October 10,
1999 Great book and all true. I know. I was there! I have read this book numerous times and, and as a Marine and Vietnam combat veteran, recommend it to anyone who wants to learn about sniping and the Vietnam War. It's unfortunate that small-minded people like the reviewer from Dallas, Texas, who has obviously never accomplished anything in his life, and is filled with so much envy and misplaced hatred, that he can only feel good about himself by denegrating this excellent historical account. If you REALLY want to know what Marine Corps snipers did in Vietnam and learn about the war itself, read this book! Another excellent book on this subject is Inside the Crosshairs by M. Lanning. |
| Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam
by Michael Lee Lanning, Michael L. Lenning 
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Book Description "The American sniper could be regarded as the greatest all-around rifleman the world has ever known. . . ." At the start of the war in Vietnam, the United States had no snipers; by the end of the war, Marine and army precision marksmen had killed more than 10,000 NVA and VC soldiers--the equivalent of an entire division--at the cost of under 20,000 bullets, proving that long-range shooters still had a place in the battlefield. Now noted military historian Michael Lee Lanning shows how U.S. snipers in Vietnam--combining modern technology in weapons, ammunition, and telescopes--used the experience and traditions of centuries of expert shooters to perfect their craft. To provide insight into the use of American snipers in Vietnam, Lanning interviewed men with combat trigger time, as well as their instructors, the founders of the Marine and U.S. Army sniper programs, and the generals to whom they reported. Backed by hard information and firsthand accounts, the author demonstrates how the skills these one-shot killers honed in the jungles of Vietnam provided an indelible legacy that helped save American lives in Grenada, the Gulf War, and Somalia and continues to this day with American troops in Bosnia. |
| Dead Center : A Marine Sniper's Two-Year
Odyssey in the Vietnam War by Ed Kugler 
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Book Description WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEATH BUSINESS, EACH DAWN COULD BE YOUR LAST. Raw, straightforward, and powerful, Ed Kugler's account of his two years as a Marine scout-sniper in Vietnam vividly captures his experiences there--the good, the bad, and the ugly. After enlisting in the Marines at seventeen, then being wounded in Santo Domingo during the Dominican crisis, Kugler arrived in Vietnam in early 1966. As a new sniper with the 4th Marines, Kugler picked up bush skills while attached to 3d Force Recon Company, and then joined the grunts. To take advantage of that experience, he formed the Rogues, a five-sniper team that hunted in the Co Bi-Than Tan Valley for VC and NVA. His descriptions of long, tense waits, sudden deadly action, and NVA countersniper ambushes are fascinating. In DEAD CENTER, Kugler demonstrates the importance to a sniper of patience, marksmanship, bush skills, and guts--while underscoring exactly what a country demands of its youth when it sends them to war. |
| 15 Months With Sog : A Warrior's Tour
by Thom Nicholson, Thomas L. Nicholson 
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Book Description "When we cross the border: no ID, and it's kiss yourself good-bye if Charlie gets ahold of you." In Vietnam, the Military Assistance Command's Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) fielded small recon teams in areas infested with VC and NVA. Because SOG operations suffered extraordinary casualties, they required extraordinary soldiers. So when Capt. Thom Nicholson arrived at Command and Control North (CCN) in Da Nang, SOG's northernmost base camp, he knew he was going to be working with the cream of the crop. As commander of Company B, CCN's Raider Company, Nicholson commanded four platoons, comprising nearly two hundred men, in some of the war's most deadly missions, including ready-reaction missions for patrols in contact with the enemy, patrol extractions under fire, and top-secret expeditions "over the fence" into Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam. Colonel Nicholson spares no one, including himself, as he provides a rare glimpse into the workings of one of the military's most carefully concealed reconnaissance campaigns. |
| U.S. Army Sniper Training Manual
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Book Description With the help of this sniper's bible, the famed U.S. Army snipers killed 1,187 Vietcong in one five-month period and expended only 1.37 rounds per kill. This manual is also an excellent tool for honing hunting and target skills. |
| U. S. Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Training
Manual by USMC Development Education Command Staff Our Price: $16.95 Lancer Militaria; ISBN: 0879470941 Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. |
Book Description The U.S. Marine Corps Sniper Manual |
Sniper Training : Fm 23-10 
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Book Description Here are the very latest sniper training tactics and techniques as taught by the U.S. Army. Chapters cover equipment, marksmanship, field techniques, mission preparation, sniper operations, field communications, tracking/countertracking and sustained training skills. Also includes an in-depth look at sniper weapons of the world and the M21 Sniper Weapon System. |
| The Police Sniper : A Complete Handbook
by Burt Rapp Our Price: $16.95 Paperback (July 1988) Loompanics Unlimited; ISBN: 0915179776 Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. |
A reader writes: very informative for the police sniper, good all around info as a current police sniper I found the information in "The Police Sniper" to be very useful as a training aid as well as an administrative guide. The book is in every day terms and reads fast. For anyone interested in getting as much knowledge as possible on police sniping this book should be one that is in there collection. |
| Seal Sniper Training Program Our Price: $35.00 Click Here to Buy
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Book Description This highly sought manual - until now available only to this elite cadre of specially trained SEALs - contains the complete program by which SEAL snipers train, equip and operate. Included are precise instructions and exclusive, clear photos for target sighting, aiming, trigger control, aircraft takedown, range estimation, helo insertion, ship boarding, stalking, marksmanship and more. |
U.S. Army Special Operations Target
Interdiction Course : Sniper Training and Employment 
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Book Description This is the official manual used by the U.S. Army to train snipers in support of Special Operations Forces (SOF) missions. It covers sniper team selection, organizationa dn employments; equipment requirements; marksmanship training; field skills; terrain considerations; ammunition and more. |
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