97 World War II Snipers Part ONE - The Men, Their Guns, Their Story

Another tranche of Sniper stories based around the book, World War II Snipers - The Men, Their Guns, Their Story, by Gary Yee. Features selection of personnel, training, tactics and the weapons themselves. Lots of  WW2 stories and eye witness accounts from around the world.

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Links to features in the show:

Gary’s book: World War II Snipers (1939-45) The Men, Their Guns, Their Story 
Here's a link to Amazon in the US:

https://www.amazon.com/World-War-II-Snipers-Illustrated/dp/1636240984

 

Google extracts from Gary Yee’s book
https://www.google.com/books/edition/World_War_II_Snipers/MtBkEAAAQBAJ?q=el+alamein+sniping+spots&gbpv=0#f=false

The High Road Sniper Story forum:
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/a-collection-of-bedtime-stories-or-sharpshooter-sniper-tales.36853/page-19

Military History Company
https://www.worldwarsupply.com/

The Secret Drop - James new book, covered in the Christmas episode. 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSWGJRTT?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_GZHD1DWSD9AFSJ9M3YW3&language=en-US&fbclid=IwAR1E2IBqfEsTX0_On3vxT6twWN9SLID7fVRpbeZ2_2ftR6r0Lr2dxMc-svU_aem_AXaujzVFtVPlekILmZr_1-21D6F34E2-lSslmNoaYr5-V0lDjwetkGK2z7GFVNzoFac

Reddit war stories forum
Sgt Carbonero said:
https://reddit.com/r/ww2/s/7zhCVvj7sr