Any good documentaries about snipers?

Dowly · 11-27-07, 12:35 PM

I'm seeking documentaries about snipers during the WWII. Not about sniping, but about the men/women pulling the trigger.

I saw the Snipers - One shot, one kill the other day and it had few stories from mainly the Vietnam War and WWI. But I'm looking for something about them who hold the top of the sniper kills.

Thanks in advance!

seafarer · 11-27-07, 12:53 PM

Don't know about books, but here's a couple of links

list of top snipers - http://www.snipercentral.com/snipers.htm

Simo Häyhä, reportedly the top scoring sniper of WWII - http://mosinnagant.net/finland/simohayha.asp

P.S. there is a memoirs of Sepp Allerberger published - he had a couple of hundred confirmed kills for the German's on the Eastern Front. Just search Amazon books for "sniper" and you'll see it, as well as Jack Coughlin's book (he's a US Marine sniper - wrote an autobiography entitled "Shooter").

Dowly · 11-27-07, 01:04 PM

Yeh, I think I've read everything there is about Häyhä.

Will check Amazon for that other book!

PS. The top scoring sniper EVER :p

Lurchi · 11-27-07, 01:17 PM

Not WW2 but there is a very good Documentary about Snipers in the israeli Army called "One Shot" made by Nurit Kedar. Interestingly some of their units are equipped with german Mauser rifles.

Dowly · 11-27-07, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Lurchi

Not WW2 but there is a very good Documentary about Snipers in the israeli Army called "One Shot" made by Nurit Kedar. Interestingly some of their units are equipped with german Mauser rifles.

I think I've seen this one. Came from telly year or so back. :hmm:

seafarer · 11-27-07, 02:09 PM

Also remember that the "One shot, one kill" episode is just the first of four that the History Channel did. You can get all four on DVD (yes, I have them :p ):

1. One Shot - One Kill
2. World's Deadliest Snipers
3. Stalk & Kill
4. Law Enforcement Snipers

Dowly · 11-27-07, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by seafarer

Also remember that the "One shot, one kill" episode is just the first of four that the History Channel did. You can get all four on DVD (yes, I have them :p ):

1. One Shot - One Kill
2. World's Deadliest Snipers
3. Stalk & Kill
4. Law Enforcement Snipers

Hmmm... well, that 2nd part sounds interesting. Could you give a short description of what it contains? Different wars? Different nationalities (I hate when they always just show US marines and their snipers, no pun intented).

seafarer · 11-27-07, 02:45 PM

Sure, just check the synopsis out at the History Channel Store

http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=70824

11-27-07, 12:35 PM	#1
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Any good documentaries about snipers? I'm seeking documentaries about snipers during the WWII. Not about sniping, but about the men/women pulling the trigger. I saw the Snipers - One shot, one kill the other day and it had few stories from mainly the Vietnam War and WWI. But I'm looking for something about them who hold the top of the sniper kills. Thanks in advance!

11-27-07, 12:53 PM	#2
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Don't know about books, but here's a couple of links list of top snipers - http://www.snipercentral.com/snipers.htm Simo Häyhä, reportedly the top scoring sniper of WWII - http://mosinnagant.net/finland/simohayha.asp P.S. there is a memoirs of Sepp Allerberger published - he had a couple of hundred confirmed kills for the German's on the Eastern Front. Just search Amazon books for "sniper" and you'll see it, as well as Jack Coughlin's book (he's a US Marine sniper - wrote an autobiography entitled "Shooter"). __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

11-27-07, 02:09 PM	#6
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Also remember that the "One shot, one kill" episode is just the first of four that the History Channel did. You can get all four on DVD (yes, I have them :p ): 1. One Shot - One Kill 2. World's Deadliest Snipers 3. Stalk & Kill 4. Law Enforcement Snipers __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

11-27-07, 02:45 PM	#8
seafarer Commodore Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 622 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sure, just check the synopsis out at the History Channel Store http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=70824 __________________ My Father's ship, HMCS Waskesiu (K330), sank U257 on 02/24/1944 running SHIII-1.4 with GWX2.1 and SHIV-1.5 with TMO/RSRDC/PE3.3 under MS Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP1 ACER AMD Athlon 64x2 4800+, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 400GB SATA HD Antec TruePower Trio 650watt PSU BFG GeForce 8800GT/OC 512MB VRAM, Samsung 216BW widescreen (1680x1050) LCD

11-27-07, 01:04 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yeh, I think I've read everything there is about Häyhä. Will check Amazon for that other book! PS. The top scoring sniper EVER :p

11-27-07, 01:17 PM	#4
Lurchi Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany Posts: 181 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Not WW2 but there is a very good Documentary about Snipers in the israeli Army called "One Shot" made by Nurit Kedar. Interestingly some of their units are equipped with german Mauser rifles.