Written by the adventurer and big-game hunter who developed and ran it, this is an account of the British Army sniping programme in France in World War I. At the start of the war, Germany's edge in the sniping duel cost thousands of British casualties, and the book explains the methods Hesketh-Pritchard used to reverse the situation and help win the sniping war.
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Hardback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR001396523
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Vendeur : Anytime Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Welcome new edition of this classic, He wrote well! And an interesting life. pp210. Illus. N° de réf. du vendeur 013644
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Vendeur : Barclay Books, York, WA, Australie
Hardback. Major Hesketh Vernon Prichard, later Hesketh-Prichard DSO MC FRGS FZS was an India-born British explorer, adventurer, writer, big-game hunter, marksman, and cricketer who contributed to sniping practice within the British Army during the First World War. Concerned not only with improving the quality of marksmanship, the measures he introduced to counter the threat of German snipers were credited by a contemporary with saving the lives of over 3,500 Allied soldiers.Hesketh-Prichard eventually gained official support for his campaign, and in August 1915, he was given permission to proceed with formalized sniper training. By November of that year, his reputation was such that he was in high demand from many units. In December, he was ordered, on General Allenby's request, to the Third Army School of Instruction and was made a general staff officer with the rank of captain. On January 1, 1916, he was mentioned in dispatches.His friend George Gray, himself a champion shooter, told him that he had reduced sniping casualties from five a week per battalion to forty-four in three months in sixty battalions; by his reckoning, this meant that Hesketh-Prichard had saved over 3,500 lives. He was promoted to major in November 1916. By this time in the war, his contributions to sniping had been such that the former German superiority in the practice had now been reversed. 1994, Reprint. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine d/w. Scans available if required. N° de réf. du vendeur 32040551
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Vendeur : Antiquariat Ehbrecht - Preis inkl. MwSt., Ilsede, Allemagne
Etat : Wie neu. 8°, 212 Seiten mit einigen Abbildungen, OPbd. mit illustr. Originalumschlag - sehr guter Zustand - 1994. MA12883 ISBN: 9780850524260 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 620. N° de réf. du vendeur 295757
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