American Sniper
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4.6 • 27 Ratings
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- $25.99
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- $25.99
Publisher Description
NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD—NOMINATED FOR SIX ACADEMY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war—including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates—and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.
Customer Reviews
WELL WORTH THE READ!!!
I’m an old woman. I do not wish harm on anyone. I usually read Jane Austen books and Jane Austen-like books but I was riveted to this book the whole way through. Was I repulsed by graphic accounts? No! He doesn’t write of graphic mutilations. He writes of what needed to be done at a time when stuff needed to be done. The accounts aren’t about knitting bees or wine tasting, but real life and death decisions and actions and sometimes split second decisions. Fortunately it was just the kind of stuff he was qualified to do. Though I borrowed the book from the library I intend to buy it and reread it. Chris Kyle writes well and his book is worth reading.