sniping (military science)

Describes the history of Special Ops snipers in the military, what they do, how snipers are trained, the tools and equipment used, and more.

"Snipers: skilled, cautious, and keen-eyed shooters who hide and wait for their assigned targets to appear. For a sniper, staying out of view--whether within some bushes or peeking over a rooftop--is job one. But snipers don't stay hidden for readers of this engrossing book, which pulls back the cover and the camouflage, providing a detailed and inside look at the training, the tools, and the history of how a select few get to be top guns in the U.S. military"--Provided by the publisher.

A comprehensive history of snipers from the sixteenth to twenty-first centuries, that explores the training tactics and equipment used in major military confrontations.

Contains a collection of stories based on factual information taken from U.S. government documents and publications, but mostly from the personal interviews of veterans of several engagements whose mission was that of a sniper.

The Marine Corps' top-ranked sniper tells his life story, focusing on his two decades as a sniper and reflecting upon the act of killing for one's country.