A full and detailed history of the military sniper, from the American Civil War to the war on terror, packed with first-hand accounts.
The sniper is probably the most feared specialist warrior and the most efficient killer on the battlefield. Endlessly patient and highly skilled, once they have you in their crosshairs, your chances of survival are slim.
This revised edition of Out of Nowhere provides a comprehensive history of the sniper, giving insights into all aspects of their lives; their training tactics, equipment and the psychology of sniping are examined in the context of the major wars of modern times - including the American Civil War, both world wars, the Vietnam War and the conflict in Afghanistan.
First-hand accounts from veteran snipers demonstrate their skill and extraordinary courage and show why they are still such a vital part of any war.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
1. The Sniper in Perspective
2. The Rifleman Emerges, 1500-1854
3. The American Civil War & European Wars, 1854-1914
4. The First World War: the Watershed, 1914-16
5. The First World War: the Fight Back, 1916-18
6. Russian Sniping, 1936-45
7. The German Sniper & the War in Russia, 1941-45
8. The War Against Japan, 1941-45
9. The War in Western Europe, 1940-45
10. Limited Wars, 1945-85
11. Vietnam, America's Nemesis
12. Into a New Millennium
13. 21st Century Sniping
Glossary
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

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. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums.
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). 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.