American Sniper
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Recurve62
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Read it, very good. Tells us the things the media is afraid to speak of. Great respect for our military.
dustinf
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Awesome book.
It really makes me appreciate that there are true heroes out there. Just like the SEAL that stood toe to toe with Bin Laden and shot him in the head. Unbelievable the emotional sacrifice soldiers make for America.
It really makes me appreciate that there are true heroes out there. Just like the SEAL that stood toe to toe with Bin Laden and shot him in the head. Unbelievable the emotional sacrifice soldiers make for America.
zfountaine55
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Another two thumbs up here!
02bfishn
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Great read - wish it would have lasted more than 3 days! Couldn't put it down.
Brock-ID
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I really enjoyed it, I bought it on an audio book and hard a hard time stopping it when I had to go do something.
Thanks for the heads up! I hope my local library has it.
I read "Shooter" (the autobiography) and really enjoyed it. It gave some insight into the role of snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.amazon.com/Shooter-Autobiography-Top-Ranked-Marine-Sniper/dp/0312336853
I read "Shooter" (the autobiography) and really enjoyed it. It gave some insight into the role of snipers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.amazon.com/Shooter-Autobiography-Top-Ranked-Marine-Sniper/dp/0312336853
Brock-ID
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I also read "Trigger Men", it is about the snipers over there. It was very good.
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i highly recommend the book, "carlos hathcock marine sniper." its a great story. i believe he had 93 confirmed kills in nam.
Big Sky
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American Sniper is a very good book and a really fast read. I had a very hard time putting it down once I started reading it.
Very good book indeed!
noharleyyet
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Downloading today,,,,
Brock-ID
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http://www.snipercentral.com/books.htm
Here are a few you might enjoy!
Here are a few you might enjoy!
CasperOutdoorsman719
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"Seal Team 6" is another similar book. Biography of a sniper that was on team 6. Talks about some of the missions that he was on. Another pretty quick read.
Zach
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Just put American Sniper on hold at the Library, looking forward to the read.
ERSS
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Just finished Fearless: The Adam Brown Story. Another excellent book about an inspiring member of Seal Team 6
MinnesotaHunter
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I don't mean to put a damper on this conversation, but I have to mention this, from the perspective of a military professional.
Special operations is a community of "Quiet Professionals". Most wouldn't write a book if their life depended on it. When the President asked the group of SEALs who were on the Bin Laden raid, "who pulled the trigger on Osama?" they replied, "just assume we all did". Most of those hard men would probably rather be spending time with their families, their brothers in arms, or like us be out hunting or riding their Harley; than meeting the President or getting any publicity.
I don't know Chris Kyle, but I do know that neither the Navy nor DOD have made have made one official comment on Chris' accomplishments. I am certain he has done alot of great things for our country, and I still consider him a brother in arms, but I question the motivations of any service member who decides to write autobiography. Alot of these are exposed within the military community as being embelished to make money. Chris Kyle is dealing with accusations that he lied about punching Jesse Ventura, while publicizing his book.
If you want to read some good books about the efforts of our military try these (IMO the best military history books are written by people that have never served in the military):
No True Glory (Battle of Falluja) by: Bing West
Not a good Day to Die (Operation Anaconda) by: Sean Naylor
War (Korengal Valley, AFG) by: Sebastain Junger
The Only Thing Worth Dying For (Invasion of Afghanistan) By: Eric Blehm
Again, sorry for being the wet blanket.
Special operations is a community of "Quiet Professionals". Most wouldn't write a book if their life depended on it. When the President asked the group of SEALs who were on the Bin Laden raid, "who pulled the trigger on Osama?" they replied, "just assume we all did". Most of those hard men would probably rather be spending time with their families, their brothers in arms, or like us be out hunting or riding their Harley; than meeting the President or getting any publicity.
I don't know Chris Kyle, but I do know that neither the Navy nor DOD have made have made one official comment on Chris' accomplishments. I am certain he has done alot of great things for our country, and I still consider him a brother in arms, but I question the motivations of any service member who decides to write autobiography. Alot of these are exposed within the military community as being embelished to make money. Chris Kyle is dealing with accusations that he lied about punching Jesse Ventura, while publicizing his book.
If you want to read some good books about the efforts of our military try these (IMO the best military history books are written by people that have never served in the military):
No True Glory (Battle of Falluja) by: Bing West
Not a good Day to Die (Operation Anaconda) by: Sean Naylor
War (Korengal Valley, AFG) by: Sebastain Junger
The Only Thing Worth Dying For (Invasion of Afghanistan) By: Eric Blehm
Again, sorry for being the wet blanket.
noharleyyet
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...so far I hafta agree.
I usually don't put a book down that grabs me....have been on this one about 3 weeks and am only a third into it.
i thought the same thing, but i still love the book. and the proceeds go to a wounded warrior foundation
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