Hans Halberstadt
Author of Trigger Men: Shadow Team, Spider-Man, the Magnificent Bastards, and the American Combat Sniper
About the Author
Hans Halberstadt is a documentary filmmaker and military historian. Born in 1944, at age 18 he served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam. He returned home to earn a B.A. in Radio/Television/Film from San Francisco State University in 1968, and owned a film studio, Very Moving show more Pictures, in San Jose, California in the 1970s. Halberstadt is best known for more than 35 non-fiction books, many on special operations, with titles such as Inside the US Navy SEALs (1995), War Stories of the Green Berets: The Vietnam Experience (1994), and Swat Team: Police Special Weapons And Tactics (1994). He has also written on farm and transportation equipment, including Indian Motorcycles (1996, with Jerry H. Hatfield) and The American Train Depot & Roundhouse (1995, with wife April Halberstadt (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Hans Halberstadt
Trigger Men: Shadow Team, Spider-Man, the Magnificent Bastards, and the American Combat Sniper (2008) 82 copies, 2 reviews
Sukhoi Su-27: Design and Development of Russia's Super Interceptor (Mil-Tech Series) (1992) 19 copies
Mighty Machines 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Halberstadt, Hans
- Legal name
- Halberstadt, Hans Milton
- Birthdate
- 1944-02-29
- Gender
- male
- Education
- San Francisco State University (BA, Film & Broadcasting)
- Occupations
- military historian
photographer - Organizations
- U.S. Army (Vietnam War)
E Clampus Vitus
UDT-SEAL Association
Association of the U.S. Army
Authors Guild - Short biography
- [from Wikipedia]
Hans Milton Halberstadt (born February 29, 1944) is an American author, filmmaker, historian and photographer. He has authored and co-authored more than 60 non-fiction books, many of them documenting the American military. His books have been translated into several languages, including German, French and Japanese. Halberstadt's books focus on portraits of military units, the mindset of modern warriors, equipment, tactics and missions.
His early career centered on creating short films for the educational market and for corporate clients. He belongs to a number of organizations, including E Clampus Vitus, the UDT/SEAL Association, Association of the US Army (Life), and Author's Guild. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
- Places of residence
- Marin County, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
Members
Reviews
Trigger Men: Shadow Team, Spider-Man, the Magnificent Bastards, and the American Combat Sniper by Hans Halberstadt
If you enjoy reading about GWOT era snipers as they were up until 2008, you'll enjoy this book. It's pitched more toward a general reader than a nerd / specialist, but as a quick read available on Scribd it's just fine. I listened in one sitting on a road trip out to a rifle class at one of my favorite places, so that probably colors my review positively despite some repetition and rough spots.
A series of interviews with Special Forces soldiers who served in Vietnam. The stroies range from the humorous to the frightening. Most notable were the ones about the strong bond that developed between the SF and the 'Yards'.
Trigger Men: Shadow Team, Spider-Man, the Magnificent Bastards, and the American Combat Sniper by Hans Halberstadt
An interesting read. Not great writing, as much of it comes from the people who lived the sniper life.
Good pictorial on Russian Fighter and Ground Attack aircraft of the time.
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Statistics
- Works
- 54
- Members
- 1,006
- Popularity
- #25,630
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 4
- ISBNs
- 88
- Languages
- 2
