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Sharpshooters (1750 - 1900): The Men, Their Guns, Their Story
Sharpshooters The Men Their Guns Their Story - 1750 - 1900 Author:Gary Yee From the earliest Ottoman snipers, targeted in turn by snipers among their enemies, to the last sharpshooter who carried black powder cartridge firearms, Sharpshooters follows the muzzle loader sharpshooter in Europe, America, Africa, Asia and over the high seas. — Though often unacclaimed for his deadly work, the black powder sniper's presen... more »ce moved stealthily over the battlefield and through history like an unseen hand that plucked life from among the unwary. Sharpshooters (1750-1900): The Men, Their Guns, Their Story is the first serious study of the muzzle loader marksman, early sniping and the role of both in history. Students of the colonial era will recognize well known personalities and will meet some long forgotten and obscure figures.
Civil War enthusiasts will watch as sharpshooters target men from both high and low office and will learn how sharpshooting very nearly brought one campaign to a disastrous end. Sharpshooters also spotlights one Union and one Confederate sharpshooter, their stories and their guns. From the post-war frontier to World War I, the black powder sharpshooter pioneered techniques that would be perfected and used by his heir, the modern sniper. The riveting stories seize and hold the reader's attention but students and genealogists will also find the book with its cited sources, bibliography and index, a valuable research resource.« less