Sniping in the Great War by Pegler, Martin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Dedication Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface Chapter One - The Genesis of the Rifle

The American Civil War Training and Combat The Cartridge The Boer War 1914: A Sharp Learning Curve

Chapter Two - The Tools of the Trade

France French Ammunition Development Germany German Optics German Ammunition Development The Scharfschützen Gewehr 98 German Sniper Training Great Britain British Ammunition Canada The Sniper’s Ross

Chapter Three - Early Days

Early Trench Sniping Loophole Plates Ammunition for Sniping Big Game Rifles

Chapter Four - The Tools for the Job

British Sniping Rifles Trouble with Scopes The Periscopic Prism, Winchester and Aldis Scopes Other Telescopic Sights

Chapter Five - A Gradual Response

The Prichard Effect Periscope Rifles Optics and Glassmen Galilean Sights Aperture Sights Gallipoli, the Sniper’s War Billy Sing

Chapter Six - Selection and Training

The Sniping Schools The Linghem School Salonika – The Forgotten Campaign The Lovats in France Sniping School Curriculum Use of Snipers The Royal Engineers and the Special Works Park

Chapter Seven - The Commonwealth Snipers

Canadian Sniping ANZAC Sniping The South Africans French Sniping Mountain Sniping A New Phase

Chapter Eight - The Beginning of the End

Effectiveness of Sniping Attitudes The Final Push The American Sniper Sniper Training The Best for Last: The Pattern 1914 Sniping Rifle The Finale

Notes Index