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Coughlin, Jack, 1966-
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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.
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Coughlin, Jack, 1966-
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.
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Shock factor : America's snipers in the War on Terror / Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC (Ret.), with John R. Bruning.
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Coughlin, Jack, 1966-
St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Call #:
956
.70443
C854s
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.
ISBN:
9781250016553 (hc.)
125001655X (hc.)
Alternate title:
America's snipers in the War on Terror
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
viii, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
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.
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.
Other authors:
Bruning, John R.
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