Out of Nowhere; A history of the military sniper, from the sharpshooter to Afghanistan.
by Martin Pegler
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1849086451
- ISBN 13
- 9781849086455
- Seller
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About This Item
Synopsis
Martin Pegler was born in 1954 and educated at Hampton School. He has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and he was Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, for a number of years. Martin enjoys shooting historic firearms, and has participated in many shooting competitions. He is the author of a number of books including The Military Sniper since 1914 (Osprey, 2001); and Firearms in the American West 1700-1900 (The Crowood Press, 2002), 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. The author lives in Northern France.
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- Bookseller
- powellbooksofsomerset.co.uk (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 08571 PB
- Title
- Out of Nowhere; A history of the military sniper, from the sharpshooter to Afghanistan.
- Author
- Martin Pegler
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st UK Paperback Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1849086451
- ISBN 13
- 9781849086455
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Botley. Oxfordshire. UK
- Date Published
- 2011
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Martin Pegler, Out of Nowhere; history of the military sniper. Military History, Paperback Store.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military History;
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