Snipers

Snipers. They are numbered among the most highly trained and efficient of all trained killers. They can act as lone agents or as part of a strategic military force. From the French sniper who shot Admiral Nelson from the topmast of a French frigate at the battle of Trafalgar, to Lee Harvey Oswald's devastating and unexplained assassination of John F Kennedy in 1963, they have played a crucial - and shadowy - part in our history. From the precision strategies used in war to the terror tactics of the infamous Washington 'sniper', this book reveals the secrets.

For five years Craig Cabell was an in-house reporter with Focus but is now freelance. As an officer in the Foreign Office Richard Brown worked in the field of military exports, he now works in international defence.