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  • Lady Death

    The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper

    by Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Martin Pegler ...
    The memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the Russian woman who was WWII's most accomplished sniper—and a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, Lyudmila Pavlichenko left her university studies, ignored the offer of a position as a nurse, and became one of Soviet Russia's two thousand female snipers. Less than a year later, she had 309 recorded kills, ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Out of Nowhere

    A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan

    by Martin Pegler ...
    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 ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Attack on the Somme

    Haig's Offensive 1916

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series series Campaign Chronicles
    The Battle of the Somme is fixed in the country's collective memory as a disaster—probably the bloodiest episode in the catalogue of futile offensives launched by the British on the Western Front. Over five months of desperate fighting in 1916 the British wrestled with the Germans for control of a narrow strip of innocuous French countryside. When the fighting petered out the British had barely ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sniping in the Great War

    by Martin Pegler ...
    A military history analyzing the evolution of sniper warfare during WWI by the firearms expert and author of Eastern Front Sniper.From the sharpshooters of the American Civil War to Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, military snipers are legendary for their marksmanship and effectiveness in battle. The specialized role of the sniper developed among the ranks of the British Army over the course of World War I. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sniping Rifles in World War I

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series Book 83 - Weapon
    While Germany and Austria-Hungary were well-equipped with sniping rifles in 1914, their Allied opponents were not.Although military sharpshooting had existed since the 18th century, in 1914 only the German and Austro-Hungarian armies fielded trained snipers armed with scoped rifles. Thus upon the outbreak of World War I, the Allied armies found themselves on the receiving end of a shooting war to ... Read more

    $19.89 CAD

  • Sniper Anthology

    Snipers of the Second World War

    by Pegler, Martin ...
    For the first time, leading Second World War authors from around the world have collaborated on a definitive anthology of the greatest snipers of the war.Each author supplies full details of their chosen sniper, including illustrations that have never been published before, to construct a complete and varied picture of sniper warfare. The biographies of these exceptional soldiers include ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soldiers’ Songs and Slang of the Great War

    by Martin Pegler ...
    A celebration of cheerful determination in the face of appalling adversity, Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War reveals the bawdy and satiric sense of humour of the Tommy in the trenches.Published to coincide with the centenary of the First World War, this collection of rousing marching songs, cheering ditties, evocative sing-alongs and complete diction of soldiers' slang reveals the best ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Posters of The Great War

    Published in Association with Historical le Grande Guerre, Peronne, France

    by Frédérick Hadley, Martin Pegler ...
    Until the arrival of radio and television, and despite the influence of newspapers, posters were the major medium for mass communication. During the Great War all the belligerent nations produced an extraordinary variety of them - and they did so on a massive scale. As the 200 wartime and immediate post-war posters selected for this book reveal, they were one of the most potent, and memorable, ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sniper

    A History of the US Marksman

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Following the success of Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper, sniper expert Martin Pegler gives us an in-depth study of the emergence of American rifleman, sharpshooter and sniper.Pegler examines the evolution of the rifle in America from the earliest firearms of the 15th century to the highly accurate sniping rifles of the 21st century. He also analyses the technological development ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Solitary War of a Sniper

    The Authorised Biography of Britain's Most Successful World War II Sniper

    by Martin Pegler ...
    The remarkable story of Harry Furness, a young British sniper who fought from D-Day to Germany.Growing up in a working-class family in Manchester, Harry Furness joined the army in 1939 at the age of 16. Having always been captivated by the stories of First World War snipers, he immediately volunteered for sniper training when the army began to recruit soldiers in 1941. He did exceptionally well, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 1939–45

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series Book 67 - Weapon
    The Soviet Union had developed a significant sniping force by 1939, but the extraordinary skill and cunning displayed by Finnish snipers during the Winter War forced the Soviets to innovate.On the other side, German sniping suffered from a lack of standardization of weapons and a lack of marksmen deployed at the start of the Great Patriotic War (1941–45). There were few heroes in the conflict, but ... Read more

    $19.89 CAD

  • The Lee-Enfield Rifle

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series Book 17 - Weapon
    The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles.It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and some are still in use in the 21st century; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it ... Read more

    $19.89 CAD