How does a person feel when he sees the death through the telescopic sight? What determines the shot accuracy during the "hunting" for enemy? What is the price of superhuman endurance during duels with professional killers? The life stories of Siberian snipers, including snipers from Yakutia, tell about this. This book describes briefly the history of marksmanship development in the armies of the leading world`s countries, the actions of snipers during the First World War, the Soviet Finnish and the Great Patriotic War. Significant place is given to the stories about formation of the sniper movement on battlefields where Siberian snipers fought, about their heroism, brief descriptions of "hunting" for enemy are given. It will be interesting for a reader to read the section dedicated to snipers from Yakutia that was a homeland for two of the most
accurate shooters among the ten best Soviet snipers of the Great Patriotic War.