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The Department of Defense spends millions on ammunition and facilities, but motivated teenagers on top junior shooting teams can often outshoot military-trained snipers and special-operations personnel. This doesn't mean soldiers can't shoot, only that many levels of skill beyond qualification are possible. Military marksmanship traces its roots back to competition-shooting programs. The ratings on skill badges retain the same names as classifications; however, the skills have diverged greatly. As warfighting has become more complex, some base skills, like marksmanship, have declined. In this book, three-time All-Army Champion, distinguished marksman with both rifle and pistol, and small-arm...
In this book, philosopher Seumas Miller analyzes the various moral justifications and moral responsibilities involved in the use of lethal force by police and military, relying on a distinctive normative teleological account of institutional roles. Miller covers a variety of urgent and morally complex topics, including police shootings of armed offenders, police shooting of suicide-bombers, targeted killing, autonomous weapons, humanitarian armed intervention, and civilian immunity. -- Provided by publisher.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A.B.C. of Snap Shooting: Sporting, Exhibition, and Military" by Horace Fletcher. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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In this book, philosopher Seumas Miller analyzes the various moral justifications and moral responsibilities involved in the use of lethal force by police and military, relying on a distinctive normative teleological account of institutional roles. Miller covers a variety of urgent and morally complex topics, including police shootings of armed offenders, police shooting of suicide-bombers, targeted killing, autonomous weapons, humanitarian armed intervention, and civilian immunity.
A one night stand leads to a baby and a second chance in this military protector romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Lynn Raye Harris. Military sniper Jack “Hawk” Hunter is cool, methodical, and utterly lethal. Nothing rattles his calm. But that was before he learned he fathered a child three years ago during one of the worst periods of his life. A child who’s been kidnapped. Single mom Gina Domenico is a pop sensation with a string of hit records, though deep inside she’s still the lonely girl she’s always been. When Jack saved her from a billionaire holding her captive on a remote island, they spent three unforgettable days together waiting for rescue. Gina fell hard f...
As the literature on military-media relations grows, it is informed by antagonism either from journalists who report on wars or from ex-soldiers in their memoirs. Academics who attempt more judicious accounts rarely have any professional military or media experience. A working knowledge of the operational constraints of both professions underscores Shooting the Messenger. A veteran war correspondent and think tank director, Paul L. Moorcraft has served in the British Ministry of Defence, while historian-by-training Philip M. Taylor is a professor of international communications who has lectured widely to the U.S. military and at NATO institutions. Some of the topics they examine in this wide...