In this series of thrillers, written by the authors of the new york times bestselling shooter. The presidents order is to prevent a botched rescue operation, which would be a disaster in foreign policy and would be the end of his term. American singleshot warriors in iraq and afghanistan by. The author sets the scene with action on a 2004 tour in iraq where hard lessons were learnt. Search results for sniper sorted by relevance page 1. His book, the first to be written by a trained sniper in afghanistan, reveals the. Craig harrison born november 1974 is a former corporal of horse coh in the blues and royals, a cavalry regiment of the british army, who held the previous record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat. Battleswars, iraq war, war in afghanistan 2001present. The title bothers me more than anything as the author says more than once in the book that snipers are not singleshot warriors, and their role is much more. Unlike other books on snipers role in combat, it seems to me that this one cast light on the subject from a more emotional point of view. Filmed from the roof of a building in zhari district, kandahar, afghanistan. A solemn secret for military snipers is becoming a. In 1993, he started a book series called bob lee swagger, which contains eight titles. Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, the reaper is the astonishing memoir of special operations direct action sniper nicholas irving, the 3rd ranger battalions deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown.
Jennifer weiner is the author of many bestsellers, including good in bed, in her shoes, and mrs. Autobiography of one of the deadliest special ops snipers. Confidential documents obtained by the washington post reveal that top us officials misled the american public about the war in afghanistan in order. The author is one such man who recently served a full tour of duty with 1st. William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan from 16thcentury mughal rulers, to daring victorian spies and todays taliban, the travel writer and historian picks his favourites from a rich. A snipers story in iraq and afghanistan by joe lebleu. His book writing career started off with the master sniper in 1980. Heroes, renegades, infidels, and the brotherhood of war in afghanistan. The author details the story of the pwrr, primary the sniper platoon during their tour to al. In sniper elite by scott mcewen with thomas koloniar, navy master chief and topnotch sniper gil shannon goes directly against the orders of the president when he goes on a mission with seal team six and delta force fighters in order to free a female pilot who is being held by the taliban in afghanistan. Time to hunt by stephen hunter, point of impact by stephen hunter, sniper one.
The book is a true account of the evil and corrupt activities that happen in the seals. The autobiography of the topranked marine sniper, swanson faces intrigue, betrayals and the ever present dangers of war. Discover the best afghan war military history in best sellers. He also has written two books about ray cruz, along with several earlier novels. Clint eastwoods adaptation of american sniper is one of the best films of the. This engrossing, often thrilling book explores the life of the modernday sniper. The sniper and the wolf gil shannon, an american sniper is on a mission to curb a terrorist who aims to destroy europe. Ive dropped plenty of bombs on people in afghanistan. New raw video of scout sniper marines with 1st battalion, 1st marines, rct6 during operation helmand viper. Brandon webb, former navy seal sniper, author of the red circle, and. Unbroken, american sniper top list of bestselling military books. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Nicholas irving is an american author and former soldier. However, as he is on this risky mission to get this russian military sniper, gil shannon turns from being the hunter to being the hunted and has to save his skin.
Eliminate fear, deal with uncertainty, and make better decisions by david amerland duration. New york times bestselling author nicholas irvings the reaper series are explosive military thrillers featuring vick the reaper harwood, a legendary sniper with a record kill count33 kills in 90 days. Taliban snipers have become very bold in this area, sitting only a 100 yards away and taking shots at. A snipers conflict book by monty b official publisher page.
The author is one such man who recently served a full tour of duty with 1st battalion the royal anglian regiment in helmand province, afghanistan. A snipers story in iraq and afghanistan 9781599214405. Still, publicists for american sniper listed kyles tally in a matteroffact tone akin to how major league baseball sums up home runs a stat that leads the alltime list of other u. Hunter started another series of books in 2000 called earl swagger, which features three titles.
Ghost target, is the story of what happens when he returns home from battle. Matt lennox, author of the carpenter and knuckle head. A generals inside account of the iraq and afghanistan wars. Next stop helmand district, afghanistan, after rigorous training.
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