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Shock factor : America's snipers in the War on Terror
Title:
Shock factor : America's snipers in the War on Terror
Author:
Coughlin, Jack, 1966-
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Physical Description:
viii, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary:
A retired marine sniper and an award-winning journalist present an insider's assessment of America's sniper force to challenge popular misconceptions and pay tribute to the snipers who made pivotal contributions during the War on Terror. --Publisher's description.
General Note:
Includes index.
Language:
English
Contents:
Guardians -- Messengers of death -- Special operations. Night assault ; Al Shatan ; The playground of snipers ; The pigeon flipper ; The bull's horns ; Sniper with a rocket launcher ; The gauntlet ; Payback ; Under watchful eyes ; The kill or capture Christmas ; The face of victory ; Al-Qaida's graveyard -- Front lines. The artist ; Ain't dyin' tonight ; The 440 ; The thousand-yard shot -- Observations and uprisings. Origins ; Yellow shirt ; Where shades of gray are found ; The lifesavers ; Off the chain ; Gushwa's thirty ; The man who lost his shoes ; Red mist ; Baghdad 911 -- Epilogue.
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ISBN:
9781250016553
Format :
Book