Details
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Title
Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan
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Author
Pegler, Martin
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Binding
Paperback
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Edition
Revised
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Condition
Used - Very Good
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Pages
303
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
Osprey Publishing (UK), Botley, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Date
2011-09-20
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Illustrated
Yes
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Bookseller's Inventory #
GOR004701459
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ISBN
9781849086455 / 1849086451
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Weight
0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
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Dimensions
7.8 x 5.23 x 0.91 in (19.81 x 13.28 x 2.31 cm)
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Library of Congress subjects
Snipers, Sniping (Military science) - History
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Library of Congress Catalog Number
2011500383
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Dewey Decimal Code
356.162
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Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. He now lives in the Somme, France, where he and his wife run a small bed and breakfast, which is situated on top of the old German front line! Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. Martin enjoys shooting historic firearms, and has participated in many shooting competitions. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums. In his spare time Martin runs motorcycle tours of the battlefield. He is the author of a number of books including 'The Military Sniper since 1914' (Osprey, 2001), 'Firearms in the American West 1700-1900' (The Crowood Press, 2002), and the highly acclaimed 'Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper' (Osprey, 2004), and he has also contributed to a number of magazines. In the 1980s he had the privilege of interviewing many World War I veterans about their wartime experiences, and the recordings are now part of the sound archives of the Imperial War Museum, London
Media reviews
Praise for the Hardcover Edition of "Out of Nowhere":
"Accurate and informative, a must-read to understand the evolution of the modern sniper." - Carey Fabian, Master Sergeant, Anti-Terrorism Training Branch, USMC
"This is the best book of its type to be published so far... The outstanding chapters on World War I and World War II are remarkably detailed." - American Rifleman
About the author
Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. He now lives in the Somme, France, where he and his wife run a small bed and breakfast, which is situated on top of the old German front line! Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. Martin enjoys shooting historic firearms, and has participated in many shooting competitions. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums. In his spare time Martin runs motorcycle tours of the battlefield. He is the author of a number of books including 'The Military Sniper since 1914' (Osprey, 2001), 'Firearms in the American West 1700-1900' (The Crowood Press, 2002), and the highly acclaimed 'Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper' (Osprey, 2004), and he has also contributed to a number of magazines. In the 1980s he had the privilege of interviewing many World War I veterans about their wartime experiences, and the recordings are now part of the sound archives of the Imperial War Museum, London
