Shooter
The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
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4.4 • 224 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The phenomenal New York Times bestseller Shooter captures a professional sniper's life, both on the battlefield--where he has racked up more than 60 confirmed kills--and off.
Jack Coughlin is the Marine Corps' top-ranked sniper, the man who personally brings America's military muscle to the enemy's front door. In twenty years of active service, he has accumulated one of the most impressive records in the Corps, ranging through many of the world's hot spots. During Operation Iraqi Freedom alone, he recorded at least thirty-six kills, thirteen of them in a single twenty-four-hour period.
In Shooter, Coughlin has written a highly personal story about his deadly craft, taking readers deep inside an invisible society that is off-limits to outsiders. This is not a heroic battlefield memoir, but the careful study of an exceptional man as he carries forward one of the deadliest legacies in the U.S. military.
Customer Reviews
NOT A BRAGGER
This story is the inside thoughts of a true MARINE SNIPER. He doesn't brag but talks about his inner thoughts and feeling. There are not many that would have the BALLS to tell the truth about killing and how the dreams of the enemy don't go away. He still hopes they will but they won't. He will learn to live with it. I hope he puts the kind of dedication into raising those children. Unfortunately they will grow up and leave. He will then need to dedicate himself to something new, because once they have moved on his life will change like it did when he made the change from a combat solider to a garrison troop. I have spent 20 years of my life helping vets come home.
Very enlightening
This book made appreciate more those who serve in the armed forces, their commitment and sacrifice.
Great book
Read it in 3 days. ( that's really fast for me!)