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'Sharpshooter in the Crimea' (Read 468 times)
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'Sharpshooter in the Crimea'
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
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Re: 'Sharpshooter in the Crimea'
Reply #1 - 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, and 'Black Powder', the journal of the Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain - www.mlagb.com. I look forward to reading the whole book!
 
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