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Message started by Bill_Curtis on 07/27/05 at 5:03pm

Title: 'Sharpshooter in the Crimea'
Post by Bill_Curtis on 07/27/05 at 5:03pm

There is a really good new book just published by Colonel Michael Springman (late Grenadier Guards). It is all about Captain Gerald Goodlake VC (Gren.Gds.) who led a team of picked marksmen with the 1851 Mini� Rifles in the Crimea. The men were skirmishers and snipers, and used to great effect to keep down Russian Artillery fire and suppress the Russians' own marksmen. Published by Pen & Sword Books, ISBN 1-84415-237-5. (www.pen-and-sword.co.uk) Cover price is GBP19.99 but I expect, as usual, there will be some massive discounts available.

I had the honour to assist Michael Springman in the preparation of his data on the small arms of the period for this book

Title: Re: 'Sharpshooter in the Crimea'
Post by dbm on 07/27/05 at 8:48pm

An excellent excert from this book entitled "The Development of Sharpshooting" was published in both 'The War Correspondent', the journal of the Crimean War Research Society - www.crimeanwar.org (http://www.crimeanwar.org), and 'Black Powder', the journal of the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain - www.mlagb.com (http://www.mlagb.com). I look forward to reading the whole book!

David