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Martin Pegler


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 01, 1954

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Genre
Firearms, Military History


Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. Martin enjoys shooting historic firearms and has participated in many shooting competitions. He is currently an author and firearms consultant, and he also lectures at local Great War museums. In his spare time Martin runs motorcycle tours of the battlefield. He is the author of a number of books including The Military Sniper since 1914 (Osprey, 2001), Firearms in the American Wes ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,671 ratings · 215 reviews · 37 distinct works • Similar authors
Out of Nowhere: A History o...
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Sniper Anthology: Snipers o...
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The Lee-Enfield Rifle (Weap...
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Sniper Rifles: From the 19t...
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Sniper: A History of the US...
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Sniping in the Great War
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Soldiers’ Songs and Slang o...
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The Military Sniper since 1...
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