SNIPING N FRANCE : With Notes of the Scientific Training of Scouts, Observers and Snipers

Major H. Hesketh-Prichard D.S.O., M.C.

Published by Book Club Associates

About this Item

This copy is in fine, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. A dust wrapper is not present. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This scarce book is a fascinating first hand account of how the British Army revolutionized sniping during World War I. Drawing on his experience as a big-game hunter and marksman, Hesketh-Prichard was instrumental in establishing the First Army School of Scouting, Observation and Sniping. The book blends vivid frontline anecdotes with detailed instruction on sniper training, camouflage, observation techniques, and counter-sniping tactics. Hesketh-Prichard viewed trench sniping as ?a very high-class form of big game shooting, in which the quarry shot back,? and his methods helped turn the tide against German snipers on the Western Front. It also includes appendices outlining the sniper school?s curriculum and emphasizes the importance of scientific training and mental discipline. His innovations are credited with saving thousands of Allied lives. Ref A4 7.

Seller Inventory # 036263

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SNIPING N FRANCE : With Notes of the Scientific Training of Scouts, Observers and Snipers
• Publisher: Book Club Associates
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Ernest Blaikley
• Edition: First Thus
• Condition: Fine