In 1942, facing a deadly, experienced Japanese foe--renowned for his junglefighting prowess -- the U.S. Marine Corps chose to train and field a new breed of American fighter, the specially trained Scout-Sniper. The rest was history. Practicing innovative tactics and meticulous fieldcraft, these USMC snipers hunted their Japanese adversaries across the Pacific, proving themselves a junglefighters and marksmen, which they continued into the Korean War. After more than two decades of research, Senich has written what is undoubtedly the most thorough and accurate account of the training, equipment and combat role of snipers in this important era in Marine Corps history. Contains rare combat and training photos of Scout-Snipers.
81/2x11, hardcover, 240 pages.