false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179930751m/974200.jpg 974200 1 <div>An acclaimed military historian leads you into the world of the combat sniper-on the safe side of the crosshairs...<br><br>From the black-powder chaos of the American Revolution to the bitter carnage of Vietnam, he is a presence as familiar to war as death itself. He is the combat sniper-revered as the ultimate warrior by some and reviled as a monster by those who have known the terror of his invisible ambush.<br><br>As the "Wild Boys" who crawled the no-man's-land between the trenches in WWI, terrorizing the enemy and dodging fire from the shelter of shell craters.<br><br>As the officer-hunting German snipers is WWII's Normandy-so unnerving that hardened commanders began to disguise their rank.<br><br>As the men who boasted a shot/ill ration of 1.7 to 1 in Vietnam-a figure that was 50,000 to 1 among general soldiers.<br><br>From the evolution of the art, to firsthand accounts of legendary exploits, through the basics of sniper training, <i>Sniper </i>traces the development of these feared huntsmen, marking their historical battles and their pivotal role in modern forces.<br><br>Includes 8 pages of authentic action photographs!<br></div> 959097 15 2 1996 Sniper: Master of Terrain, Technology, And Timing, He Is A Hunter Of Human Prey And The Military's Most Feared Fighter. total:9|5:4|4:4|3:1| 9 39 14 0 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 04:59:02 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 04:59:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 20:39:59 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 20:39:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 18:52:35 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 18:52:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 22 22:15:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 22:15:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 21:00:27 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 21:00:27 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 07:13:33 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 07:13:33 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Mar 24 07:28:39 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 07:28:39 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Aug 25 20:21:50 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 20:21:50 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Aug 09 07:39:12 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 09 07:39:12 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Apr 11 05:45:32 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 05:45:35 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Jan 10 22:27:56 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 22:27:56 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Fri Sep 07 13:14:36 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 07 13:14:36 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Aug 27 15:06:19 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 15:06:19 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jul 30 13:23:32 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 30 13:23:32 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=974200