TY - BOOK AU - Pegler,Martin TI - Out of nowhere : : a history of the military sniper, from the sharpshooter to Afghanistan / SN - 9781849086455 AV - UD330. P44 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Oxford ; , New York : PB - Osprey, KW - Sniping (Military science) KW - History KW - Snipers N1 - “Includes bibliography”—(p. [292]-293); Contents: Acknowledgments—Foreword—1. The sniper in perspective—2. The rifleman emerges, 1500-1854—3. The American Civil War & European wars, 1854-1914—4. The first World War: the watershed, 1914-16—5. The first World War: the fight back, 1916-18—6. Russian sniping, 1936-45—7. The German sniper & the war in Russia, 1941-45—8. The war against Japan, 1941-45—9. The war in Western Europe, 1940-45—10. Limited wars, 1945-85—11. Vietnam, America's nemesis—12. Into a new millennium—13. 21st century sniping—Glossary—Notes—Select bibliography—Index ER -