Rare official WW2 USA army Sniper Handbook (dated 1944) related to using the sniper optic, M1903, snipe rifle. Fantastic booklet full of information and drawings of the latter techniques. This manual covers all the sniper rifles relevant to the US Army in WW - difficult to find army M1903 SNIPER rifle /commando manual for your USA WW2 collection! The cover has some expected wear, the pages are on the sides discolored binding shows the expected wear - otherwise the book is very solid. The U.S. Army's lack of familiarity with sniping tactics proved disastrous in Normandy and the campaign in Western Europe where they encountered well trained German snipers.[8][page needed] In Normandy, German snipers remained hidden in the dense vegetation and were able to encircle American units, firing at them from all sides. The American and British forces were surprised by how near the German snipers could approach in safety and attack them, as well as by their ability to hit targets at up to 1,000m. A notable mistake made by inexperienced American soldiers was to lie down and wait when targeted by German snipers, allowing the snipers to pick them off one after another.[8][page needed] German snipers often infiltrated Allied lines and sometimes when the front-lines moved, they continued to fight from their sniping positions, refusing to surrender until their rations and munitions were exhausted. Great and interesting WW2 USA Sniper manual which would be a nice item for your WW2 collection!