Synopses & Reviews
Silencers, Snipers and Assassins - one of the most influential books on the history and development of firearm silencers ever published--is now back in print. Author J. David Truby presents a fascinating picture of the use of silencers in the shadowy worlds of espionage, clandestine warfare, and crime. Truby traces their development from their invention by Hiram Maxim in 1908 through their use by English and German snipers in World War I; American gangsters of the 1930s; Skorzeny's elite Nazi commando units; OSS agents and resistance groups in World War II; U.S. snipers during the Korean conflict; Viet Cong assassins in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos; Mafia hit men; European intelligence bureaus; anti-Castro Cuban exiles; and U.S. law enforcement agencies.
Synopsis
Explosive interviews with ex-CIA agents, U.S. Army Special Forces operatives and Marine snipers provide insights into the deadly role of the silencer in missions of intrigue and assassination. Read about the most devastating techniques in the arsenal of intelligence agencies and hush-hush military units. For academic study only.