Customer Reviews

Sniper

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This is one book you should probably just skip. The Auther has a problem with correct, as well as, accepted terminology. The book does not flow from page to page, you end up flipping back to the previous page to see if you skipped something. Information given on some picture captions is just plain wrong, and information given as fact is often the Author's opinion. The Author spends most of the book quoting other people, most notably Adrian Gilbert. If you want a good book to read, skip the quotes and just get Adrian Gilbert's book.

As per my subject...Great photos, but the commentary leaves a lot
to be desired. In my humble opinion, this book should be passed up, and the money saved put into a better book.

Design, editing and content are sloppy. (I have the St. Martin's Press edition, ISBN: 0-312-26098-9.) The insertion of quotations and insets is clumsy; as a result, the text doesn't flow smoothly from one page to the next. Also, sentences are repeated and sometimes cut off altogether (see the end of page 16 and the beginning of page 17; the sentence at the end of page 17 is incomplete as is the final one on page 124.) Perhaps the British edition by Spellmount Ltd. is free of these flaws, but I haven't seen it. Some of the insets containing specifications of sniping rifles are not even accompanied by a diagram of the firearm -- a major omission in my view. Since I know nothing about this topic, I can't suggest an alternative publication, but I'm in no doubt that this one just doesn't pass muster.

I have to agree with the other reviews I have read about this book. The first was not worth reading, it is too bad he wrote it again. Mr. Peter Brookesmith should stick to writing his fantasy books.

I myself have just got into precision shooting and was interested for many years on the "mystic" topic of the Sniper. So for someone that did not have experience as a Sniper, I found this book a great educational tool. It gave me a real feel for what it would be like and what it would take. Now maybe for someone with years of experience, this book would seem basic and trivial. But for most reader's that have not been in the Military or Law Enforcement, this book gives a well rounded view and description on what it IS to be a Sniper. So if you are a novice like me and want to learn or are just curious on what it takes to be a Sniper then this book is for you. Because when you are finished the book you will find yourself wanting to read it again...and to me that what it takes to be a good book.

This book is one of the best sniper books ever written. Me being a former sniper has found this book to be extremely accurate. This book flows very well also. I would highly recommend buying this book.