Author: Albrecht Wacker
Publisher: Casemate Publishing, Sep 2010
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 90-78521-04-X
Synopsis
Depicts the development of the sniper rifle in the German army. Gives a detailed description of the German sniper rifles in WW II. Apart from the several models of the G98 & the K98k sniper rifles, the scoped versions of the K43, Sturmgewehr & Fallschirmj?gergewehr are described & depicted as well. 220 Illus; 9x9 inches, 152 pgs.
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The seventh volume in the Propaganda Photo Series describes & depicts the development of the sniper rifle in the German army. After a short introduction on the early developments up to World War I & the era of the Reichswehr, this book gives a detailed description of the German sniper rifles in World War II. Apart from the several models of the G98 & the K98k sniper rifles, the scoped versions of the K43, Sturmgewehr & Fallschirmj?gergewehr are described & depicted as well.
The most important quality of the Propaganda Photo Series however, is a unique selection of original German World War II propaganda photos, most never published before. The combination of solid information & original photos makes the Propaganda Photo Series the most extensive & reliable source of German small arms 'in-use', depicting the weapons & equipment as they were actually used.
