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Summary: Information is Highly Suspect
Review: The author's association with another book entitled "Taking Fire: the True Story of a Decorated Chopper Pilot" makes the information in this book highly suspect. When I confronted this author with specific concerns about "facts" in his other book, his response was, "You don't know what the hell you're talking about." But indeed I do: I had the singular misfortune of flying with his co-author for an entire year and most of the stories they concocted simply did not happen. On the whole, the Viet Nam-related material contained in "Taking Fire" goes far beyond "artistic license" to the point of gross misrepresentation and self-aggrandizement at the expense of historical accuracy. I have no reason to believe that he did not do the same thing in this book. I fear that the author is purely into writing for the money and is re-creating history as he sees fit to make his books more marketable. For those of us who have experienced war up close and personal, his books are joke.
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Summary: A fun reading about sniper development in U.S. military
Review: This book has a lot of good sniper stories in it. With these intensive and breath holding stories setting the mood, the authors further throw in more informative material about the sniper development in the U.S. armed force. The end result is a balanced book with interesting stories, as well as a good overview about the sniper system in the U. S. military today.If it has any shortcoming, I'd say it is in the part of limited coverage about WWII and Korea. Be noted that it is natural that Vietnam would get more coverage because, one, it is more recent and, two, it lead to the development of the current sniper system.
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Summary: A great reveiw Excellent work
Review: This book is definetly on of the better sniper / sniping books out there. The book tells of different missions in WW2, Beirut, Veitman, Korea and more. The book also shows how some sniper schools were formed. This book uses a little of Military abreviations but it is not that hard to get by. An excellent book for anybody intrested in sniping.
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Summary: The best book i have ever read
Review: This book is one of the best books i have ever read in war/historical books in is very emotional and shows you the life of a sniper. Definatly 5 out of 5
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Summary: Good (but short) book
Review: This book traces the evolution of the sniper in warfare through short stories from various wars. For such a short book it has some interesting moments. A good read.
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Summary: BUY THIS BOOK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book was an absolutly fabulous read, it kept me interested throughout with its mix of historic information and actual sniper stories ranging from world war 1 through the setting up of sniper schools in the mid 80's. BUY THIS BOOK NOW!!! You'll love it.
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Summary: This book is great and gives snipers the noteriety that they
Review: This book was great. Great because all of the stories were true and heroic and it was all about war, something I enjoy. The authors dida great job at puttin it together and getting all of the stories correct from wht I can gather.
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Summary: Best of snipings many aspects
Review: This is a great start for anyone interested in sniping or military history. The format of chapters keeps your interest up. A chapter on history will often be followed by a first person account. Its not as slow as some history books or as narrow as a biography. During some of the accounts, its hard not to picture grizzly war verterans telling thier storys while you sit in front soaking up tales of heros. Historical, touching, technical, and the perfect hook. "Dear Mom..." by J.T. Ward is a perfect follow up. I LOVE THIS BOOK
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Summary: Best of snipings many aspects
Review: This is a great start for anyone interested in sniping or military history. The format of chapters keeps your interest up. A chapter on history will often be followed by a first person account. Its not as slow as some history books or as narrow as a biography. During some of the accounts, its hard not to picture grizzly war verterans telling thier storys while you sit in front soaking up tales of heros. Historical, touching, technical, and the perfect hook. "Dear Mom..." by J.T. Ward is a perfect follow up. I LOVE THIS BOOK
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Summary: Great primer on sniper history and tactics.
Review: This is a very well-written mini-history of the development and art of the sniper throughout modern warfare. Easily readable, it is broken up into chapters and individual stories. It makes for an enjoyable and informative journey through the most feared, hated, and misunderstood soldier on the battlefield. The compartmentalized format makes it easy to set down and pick back up on later, but chances are you'll read it straight through because of it's quality and interest value. Snippets of larger stories appear, like Carlos Hathcock's epic story, so it gives the reader a little knowledge on each great sniper. Highly recommended.
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