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Irving, Nicholas.
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Irving, Nicholas.
United States. Army. Ranger Regiment, 75th -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns.
Snipers -- United States -- Biography.
Sniping (Military science)
Special forces (Military science)
Soldiers, Black -- Biography
Soldiers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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Irving, Nicholas.
Irving, Nicholas.
United States. Army. Ranger Regiment, 75th -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns.
Snipers -- United States -- Biography.
Sniping (Military science)
Special forces (Military science)
Soldiers, Black -- Biography
Soldiers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
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The Reaper : autobiography of one of the deadliest Special Ops snipers /
Nicholas
Irving
with Gary Brozek.
by
Irving
,
Nicholas
.
St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Call #:
958.1047 I72r
Subjects
Irving
,
Nicholas
.
United States. Army. Ranger Regiment, 75th -- Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American
Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Campaigns.
Snipers -- United States -- Biography.
Sniping (Military science)
Special forces (Military science)
Soldiers, Black -- Biography
Soldiers, Black -- United States -- Biography.
Soldiers -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781250045447 (hc.)
1250045444 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Autobiography of one of the deadliest special operations snipers
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Prologue -- They call me the reaper -- A near and colorful miss -- Misfires, malfunctions, and misery -- A ranger in the making -- A long day of reckoning -- The Chechen comes calling -- A whole 'nother danger -- Rumble in the rubble -- Ninja wife and the big bomb -- Winding up and winding down -- Things that go hump in the night -- Afterword.
Summary:
"The memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper
Nicholas
Irving
, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills.
Irving
shares the story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, when he set another record, this time for enemy kills on a single deployment. His teammates and chain of command labeled him "The Reaper," and his actions on the battlefield became the stuff of legend, culminating in an extraordinary face-off against an enemy sniper known simply as The Chechnian.
Nicholas
Irving
spent six years in the Army's Special Operations 3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, serving from demolitions assaulter to Master Sniper. He was the first African American to serve as a sniper in his battalion and is now the owner of HardShoot, where he trains personnel in the art of long-range shooting, from olympians to members of the Spec Ops community. He lives in San Antonio, Texas"--Provided by publisher.
Genre:
Memoirs.
Other authors:
Brozek, Gary.
Holds:
2
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