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A cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day.



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‘A rapid-fire account of the “most dishonourable and ungentlemanly” tactic in the practice of arms’ The Times

‘The Hunting of Man reminds us of the business of war. It isn't a regular military history but an intriguing, if dispiriting, history of precision killing. … Andy Dougan provides a very readable alternative history of conflict, charting the evolution of the marksman from an opportunist with a bow and arrow into a killer who can change history with a single shot’ Sunday Telegraph

One Shot One Kill A History of the Sniper

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint William Collins
      Published 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780008189402
      978-0008189402
      ISBN-10 0008189404
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      Military History Military intelligence Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Ordnance, weapons technology

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day.



      Trade Review

      ‘A rapid-fire account of the “most dishonourable and ungentlemanly” tactic in the practice of arms’ The Times

      ‘The Hunting of Man reminds us of the business of war. It isn't a regular military history but an intriguing, if dispiriting, history of precision killing. … Andy Dougan provides a very readable alternative history of conflict, charting the evolution of the marksman from an opportunist with a bow and arrow into a killer who can change history with a single shot’ Sunday Telegraph

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