[SG2] [DS2] Sniper factoids (OT?)

> On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:46:09 Thomas Barclay wrote:

<much excellent snippage. Thanks, Thomas!>

> Just thought people would find this interesting. I highly recommend

Another good one is _Sniping_ by Adrian Gilbert. Being British, it takes
a much more global view of sniping. It's less a technical book and more of a
historical survey of the situations that produced snipers and then the
doctrines that the various western armed forces developed for their use. A
good starter, IMO.

I was looking through some sniper websites and found Sniper Country
(http://www.snipercountry.com/) which not only has a good bibliography
with reviews but interesting sniper-related discussions... including a
sniping "You make the shot" category where users are given a potential
scenario and have to create an operational plan for completion and deliver a
briefback to the webmaster. He'll then rate the plan.

Anyhow, they did have mention of a book like I was looking for, _The
German Sniper, 1914-1945_ by Peter Senich.... but it's a "serious"
history book that lists for $60! Maybe the local library can get it....however
that still leaves a blank as far as Soviet sniping
doctrine in that era. And yes, I have read _Enemy At The Gates_; an
excellent book. Wish I could find a copy of my own...

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> Jim 'Jiji' Foster wrote:

Unfortunately, according to Amazon Books, it is out of print. You would have
to scour the library system or a used book store to find a copy.

John Hill, the designer of AH Squad Leader, references this book in his design
notes for that game. He cites the severe penalties suffered by the troops when
a leader is shot and killed. A German captain is killed in the Northern
suburbs and his veteran men break down and weep as he's dying in the middle of
a combat action.