John L. Plaster Books in Order

John L. Plaster surveys the professional skills and equipment associated with military and police sniping. Drawing on his service and instructional experience, he discusses marksmanship, fieldcraft and tactical responsibilities while distinguishing the demands of different operational settings.

John L. Plaster recounts the secret operations of the Studies and Observations Group during the Vietnam War. Drawing on his service and fellow veterans’ experiences, he describes covert missions, rescues and the human costs of fighting beyond publicly acknowledged battlefields.

John L. Plaster recalls three tours with the Studies and Observations Group during the Vietnam War. His account follows reconnaissance teams operating behind enemy lines, describing their missions, losses and reliance on one another in an unusually dangerous secret war.

John L. Plaster traces precision shooting in warfare from early European firearms to modern conflicts. Historical accounts, battlefield research and technological developments show how individual marksmen influenced engagements and how their equipment, organization and military role changed over time.

This history traces the development of military sniping during the First World War through equipment, training, organization, and participants' accounts. Plaster examines the competing forces' innovations and the veterans who helped establish American sniper training as trench warfare transformed the battlefield.