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The US Marine Corps began in 2002 to develop a program for Designated Riflemen and Squad Advanced Marksmen, two superb shooters that werent quite snipers.

Since 2000, when the US borrowed Warsaw pact combat doctrine for squad level marksmen, the line between these men and snipers has blurred.

Long a practice of Warsaw Pact Soviet Battle doctrine, the US Army undertook development of a Squad Designated Marksmen program in the early 21st Century.

Like the English character 'Robin Hood', William Tell is a legend, a fable whose existence is a blur between reality and myth.

The stock market keeps dropping as Obama rises in the presidential polls. Is his rhetoric about raising taxes on capital gains scaring investors?

The US Army and Marine Corps (USMC) are currently replacing (augmenting?) their tried and true bolt action sniper weapons with new semi-auto designs.

An Enhancement Shaman is an excellent raid damage dealer, but can often fare less well in PvP.

The Anglo Boer War (sometimes known as the South African War) was fought between the Boer Republics of the Orange Free State and Transvaal and the British Empire.

Romantic opera Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter) by German composer Carl Maria von Weber: plot synopsis, character list, and other Weber opera information.

Four days after Didier Drogba of the Ivory Coast scored twice for Chelsea against Arsenal he heard that he was the CAF African Footballer of the Year 2006.

The Blackfoot Confederacy controlled a vast portion of the Pacific Northwest extending to the Rockies. With horses and guns they hunted the vast herds of buffalo.

Daniel Boone pioneered early American expansion and helped to settle the country, becoming an enduring American legend.

The English Longbow has the reputation of being the weapon of choice of Robin Hood. The character might be mythical but the weapon has a deadly history.

This is truly thrilling theatre - a powerhouse production that is unmissable. Book now as the play ends its run at The Tricycle 20th September.

The mountains and desert around Albuquerque provide the ideal backdrop for remembering, reenacting and experiencing the Wild West and the Native American West.

Triple Crown winner Count Fleet sired the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes victors of 1951. In 2009, Birdstone became the first stallion to match that accomplishment.

Brief biography of Carl Maria von Weber, best-known for founding the Romantic school of opera and famous for his opera Der Freischütz

A professional Game Ranger career might sound exciting and does have its perks - but also involves hard work and expertise.

Annie Proulx's Close Range: Wyoming Stories is a book of eleven tantalising short tales that strip back the flesh of the human condition and exposes each and ever sinew.

FUNimation/Shonen Jump's One Piece Season Two First Voyage DVD is goofy, good-hearted fun. 8/10.

Only a small number of countries use shooting as a way of carrying out capital punishment.

Although the basic plot structure of the Stephanie Plum series has not changed since its beginning in 1994, readers continue to find comfort in its familiarity.

In the 18th century Ohio frontier Ludwig "Lewis" Wetzel served as the boogeyman of the forests on his one-man revenge-fueled warpath

Which player will score the most goals in the Premier League this year? It's wide open as Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and other teams rotate strikers.

Booth's lead characters add depth, realism to established partnership while investigating two separate cases in England's East Midlands.

Steven Seagal Lawman is a chance to ride shotgun with the movie star and martial arts expert as he goes out on patrol with the Jefferson Parrish Louisiana Sheriff.

During the First World War the Isonzo valley lay on the Alpine Front between Italy and Austria-Hungary and was the scene of a succession of twelve battles

There have been some strange war instigators over the course of human history. In North America, for example, a small war was fought over a food called Pemmican.

Japanese General Masaharu Homma Defeats American and Philippine forces and earns the name "Beast of Bataan" and Takes the Rap for the Infamous Bataan Death March

When the last of the defeated's banners was furled and destroyed in the terrible slaughter of the Civil War, it was witnessed by a poet.

Jackson challenged at least three men to duels before he was forty years old, with the purpose of building and protecting his reputation on the cutthroat frontier.

The First Boer War consisted of just three major battles: Laing's Nek, Schuinshoogte, and Majuba. All three proved to be humiliating defeats for the overconfident British

Liverpool host Arsenal in the English Premier League on Sunday with both sides looking for a win to avoid losing ground on the teams above them.

The groups have been chosen for the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League. Here is preview of Group G featuring FC Rangers, Unirea Urziceni, VfB Stuttgart, and FC Sevilla.

In the first half of 1969, 36-year old Sgt Waldron of the US Army's 9th ID in Vietnam was credited with 109 confirmed kills, making him the highest scoring US sniper ever

Annie Oakley lived and worked in a man's world as a sharpshooter and performer for circus acts and Wild West shows.

Bat Masterson was one of the most renowned "Lawmen of the Old West" but was not the cold-blooded killer that so many false legends and counterfeit reports claimed.

The commando unit in the movie Inglourious Basterds has some basis in fact with actual operations in World War Two.

The story of Manfred Richtofen, with 80 victories he was the leading ace of World War 1. He fell in April 1918 and the circumstances of his death are yet to be resolved.

Medieval warfare - the tactics, methods and weaponry used to lay siege to a castle in medieval times.

Buffalo Bill was a famous scout, hunter, rights advocate, and a colorful showman who chronicled "The America Wild West" in exhibition and pageant for the world to see.

The infamous dancer and courtesan seduced and beguiled many of the most powerful men in Europe. France convicted her of espionage, but many now believe in her innocence.

The standard US military rifle for only six years, the M14 refuses to go quietly into retirement after forty years. It is still seen all over the world today.

With the 90th anniversary of the most famous World War I battle now here, few realize the site of Sgt. Alvin York's heroic 1918 stand was located by researchers in 2006.

Classical Hollywood films, which relied on strong acting and narrative skills, made room for features centered on spectacular visual effects and bold editorial techniques

Why teamwork, not the signing of superstars, spells NBA success.

The battle of Cowpens took place on January 17, 1881, in what is now South Carolina. Cowpens was instrumental in securing American victory in the Revolutionary War.

The Inca civilization dominated South America during the 15th and 16th centuries. Here is an overview of the weapons Inca warriors wielded in battle.

Ferenc Puskas is quite simply the most successful goalscorer ever to grace the game of Football. With 84 goals in 85 games for Hungary he redefined the strikers art.

Charlotte Stanley, Countess of Derby, defended Lathom House from Parliamentarians, and Brilliana, Lady Harley, defended Brampton Bryan Castle from Royalists.