A RIFLEMAN WENT TO WAR: A Narrative Of The Author's Experiences And Observations While With The Canadian Corps In France And Belguim, September 1915~ April 1917, With Particular Emphasis Upon The Use Of The Miltarry Rife In Sniping, Its Place In Modern Armament, And The Work Of The Individual Soldier.

McBride, Herbert W. [First Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force And United States Army]

ISBN 10: 1614270635 / ISBN 13: 9781614270638

Published by Mansfield Center CT. 2011 Martino Publishing facsimile reprint of the 1935 edition, 2011

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brown & black trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. first printing (NAP) of this facsimile reprint of the 1935 Small~Arms Technical Publishing Co. original. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. b&w photo frontis. portrait. (vi)+398p. world war i. memoirs. military history. canadian history. autobiography. ~ "The author of this book~the late Herbert W. Mc Bride served in my Battalion as private, non~commissioned officer and officer. He was one of the best fighting men I knew and was promoted and decorated on my recommendations. He was considered one of the best "Machine Gunners" in the Allied Army. Also one of the best shots with a rifle. Herbert W. McBride was outstanding as a fighting man, fearless, untiring, a genius for invention, and always seeking authority to be given the opportunity of damaging the enemy. I had the greatest admiration for Captain McBride as a soldier, and with an army of such men it would be an easy matter to win against any troops. It was such fighting ability that enabled my 21st Battalion to come home with the record of never having been given a black eye in over four years of active participation in the war. They never went after anything they did not take, and they never gave up anything they captured. Of the original 1058, less than 150 are now alive, most of them buried in Flanders' Fields and in the Somme.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A RIFLEMAN WENT TO WAR: A Narrative Of The Author's Experiences And Observations While With The Canadian Corps In France And Belguim, September 1915~ April 1917, With Particular Emphasis Upon The Use Of The Miltarry Rife In Sniping, Its Place In Modern Armament, And The Work Of The Individual Soldier.
• Publisher: Mansfield Center CT. 2011 Martino Publishing facsimile reprint of the 1935 edition
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1614270635
• ISBN 13: 9781614270638
• Binding: Soft cover
• Seller catalogs:
  • memoirs
  • military canadian history
  • world war i

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Synopsis

2011 Reprint of 1935 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This classic work on sniping is considered the first and some say the most influential book in print about sniping and the art of being a military sniper on the battlefield. McBride's book was seminal in the development of U.S. military sniping doctrine in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and on to the present day. The U.S. Marine Corps Sniper School has made this book mandatory reading for its would-be snipers.