Project Gutenberg 2022-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 237 Hesketh-Prichard, H. (Hesketh) 1876 1922 Prichard, H. Hesketh (Hesketh Vernon Hesketh) Pritchard, Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Prichard, Hesketh Vernon Hesketh Horne, Henry 1861 1929 Lord Horne of Stirkoke Horne, Henry Sinclair Horne, Baron Blaikley, Ernest 1885 1965 Sniping in France: With notes on the scientific training of scouts, observers, and snipers $aUnited States :$bE. P. Dutton and Company,$c1920. Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Sniping in France" by Major H. Hesketh-Prichard is a historical account written during the early 20th century, amidst World War I. The book chronicles the evolution of sniping, scouting, and observation tactics employed by British forces during the war. It provides an insight into the strategic importance of snipers and their training, reflecting the author’s desire to improve military practices based on his firsthand experiences in the trenches. At the start of the text, the author establishes the context of organized sniping, explaining the challenges faced by British forces as they struggled against superior German sniping techniques in the early years of the war. Hesketh-Prichard shares personal memories and observations from his time on the front lines, emphasizing the necessity of sniping for gaining battlefield advantage. He describes the early trials of introducing telescopic sights to British troops and the importance of proper training and knowledge in their use. The narrative captures the urgency of improving sniping capabilities as a means to reduce casualties and enhance the effectiveness of the British military during a pivotal moment in history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/snipinginfrancew00pricrich 20190723003141prichard 1920 US Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, British World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain World War, 1914-1918 -- France World War, 1914-1918 -- Trench warfare First Army School of Scouting, Observation, and Sniping (Great Britain) Sniping (Military science) D501 Text Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 430672 2025-07-27T09:33:33.305154 text/html 403942 2024-10-19T00:44:02 text/html 6136734 2025-07-27T09:33:46.546106 application/epub+zip 6132482 2025-07-27T09:33:37.037087 application/epub+zip 509554 2025-07-27T09:33:34.719154 application/epub+zip 11892270 2025-07-27T09:33:52.753034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 11854593 2025-07-27T09:33:44.158057 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1480330 2022-10-01T00:48:34.488369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371954 2025-07-27T09:33:32.250185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 351633 2024-10-19T00:44:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19802 2025-07-27T09:33:52.971036 application/rdf+xml 18715 2025-07-27T09:33:34.965119 image/jpeg 2390 2025-07-27T09:33:34.841118 image/jpeg 7519425 2025-07-27T09:33:33.453125 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia