Martin Pegler - The sniper anthology : snipers of the Second World War

The Sniper Anthology

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C ONTENTS

Introduction
byJohn L. Plaster

Chapter 1Simo Hyh: The White Death
byRoger Moorhouse

Chapter 2Lyudmila Pavlichenko:
Most Dangerous Woman on Earth
byCharles W. Sasser

Chapter 3Bert Kemp:
A Reluctant Warrior with a Deadly Gift
byTom C. McKenney

Chapter 4Operation Foxley:
British Sniping and the Hunt for Hitler
byTim Newark

Chapter 5Japanese Sniper:
A Long Walk to a Short Life
byJohn B. Tonkin

Chapter 6Vassili Zaitsev:
The Sailor of Stalingrad
byMartin Pegler

Chapter 7Clifford Shore:
British Sniper, Trainer, Theorist and Historian
byLeroy Thompson

Chapter 8Sepp Allerberger:
Wehrmacht Scharfschtzen
byAdrian Gilbert

Chapter 9Patrick Devlin:
Fighting Irishman
byDan Mills

Chapter 10Harry M. Furness:
Fieldcraft Expert
byMark Spicer

Adrian Gilbert

Adrian Gilbert has written extensively on military history in the twentieth century. Among his books are POW: Allied Prisoners of War, 19391945, The Imperial War Museum Book of the Desert War, featuring first-hand accounts from British forces in North Africa, 19402, and an oral history of the French Foreign Legion: Voices of the Legion. He has a special interest in sniping and sharpshooting and is the author of two best-selling books on the subject: Sniper: One-on-One and Stalk and Kill: The Sniper Experience.

Tom C. McKenney

Lieutenant Colonel Tom C. McKenney is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill). He was an infantry officer, parachutist and special operations officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving alongside the British Commonwealth Division in the Panmunjam Corridor in Korea, and in Vietnam. He was retired in 1971 for disability incurred in Vietnam. He is an award-winning author of books and periodical articles on military history, most recently of Battlefield Sniper, a true story of the American Civil War.

Dan Mills

Dan Mills joined the British Army aged sixteen. He enlisted in his local infantry regiment, The Queens Regiment, which later became The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment. During his twenty-four years in the infantry he saw active service in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan as well as travelling extensively around the world. He was awarded Britains oldest award, a Mention in Dispatches, for gallantry in March 2005 for his actions in Iraq. His first book was the bestseller Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege (2007). Dan Mills left the Army in 2010.

Roger Moorhouse

Roger Moorhouse is a historian and author, specializing in Nazi Germany and the Second World War in Europe. A fluent German speaker, he is the author of Killing Hitler and the critically-acclaimed Berlin at War, and co-author, with Norman Davies, of Microcosm. His interest in the story of Simo Hyh was spurred by his research for his next book The Devils Alliance on the subject of the NaziSoviet Pact. A regular contributor and reviewer for the national and specialist history press, he has also provided introductions to a number of recent Frontline publications, including the memoirs of Erich Kempka, Heinz Linge, Christa Schroeder and Heinrich Hoffmann. He lives in Buckinghamshire and does all his own ironing.

Tim Newark

Tim Newark is the author of several well-received military history books, including The Mafia at War and Highlander. Formerly the editor of Military Illustrated, he has also worked as scriptwriter and historical consultant on TV documentaries for BBC World-wide and the History Channel, including the 13-part series Hitlers Bodyguard. He reviews military history books for the Financial Times. Visit www.timnewark.com.

Martin Pegler

Martin Pegler was curator of firearms at the Royal Armouries for twenty years and during his career was able to shoot almost every historic and current sniping rifle. He is the author of a dozen books about firearms, but specializes in the development and technology of sniping. He owns a comprehensive collection of working sniping rifles dating from the nineteenth century and has provided many of them to film and TV companies, for whom he has also acted as historical advisor. He appears regularly as a militaria specialist on the BBCs Antiques Roadshow. He lives in France with his wife.

Charles W. Sasser

Author of more than fifty books, including best-sellers like One Shot One Kill, First SEAL and Raider, Charles W. Sasser has been called one of the most respected military writers in the field. A combat veteran who served with the U.S. Navy (journalist) and with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets), he is retired from the military after twenty-nine years active and reserve service. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide detective). His books have been translated into Chinese, Russian, Serbian, French, Spanish and other languages.

Mark Spicer

Mark Spicer is a twenty-five-year veteran of the British Army, having served with special units, and as a sniper and sniper platoon commander. During his military service he wrote the British Armys field manual for snipers and has since authored three world-renowned books on sniping. Since retiring from the Army he has been involved in training military and law enforcement units from America, Scandinavia and the Middle East and has acted as an expert witness in criminal trials.