Shock Factor : : American Snipers in the War on Terror
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Includes index.
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.
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.
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PUBLISHED
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Year Published: 2014
Description: viii, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781250016553
125001655X
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Bruning, John R.
SUBJECTS
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Commando operations.
Snipers -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Snipers -- Iraq -- History -- 21st century.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Campaigns.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Atrocities.