Bibliograph

Shock factor, America's snipers in the War on Terror, Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC (Ret.), with John R. Bruning

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Shock factor, America's snipers in the War on Terror, Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC (Ret.), with John R. Bruning

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Shock factor

Oclc number

881848577

Responsibility statement

Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC (Ret.), with John R. Bruning

Sub title

America's snipers in the War on Terror

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

Table Of 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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America's snipers in the War on Terror

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