Crosshairs on the Kill Zone: American Combat Snipers, Vietnam through Operation Iraqi FreedomSimon and Schuster, 2004 M07 1 - 384 páginas From the jungles of Vietnam to the unforgiving deserts of Afghanistan and Iraq, one breed of soldier has achieved legendary status in the arena of combat—the sniper. From the authors of the classic sniper chronicle One Shot-One Kill comes a new generation of true tales from some of the most expert and deadly marksmen in the world. Meet Adelbert Waldron II, whose 109 confirmed kills in Vietnam made him the most successful sniper in American military history, and Tom "Moose" Ferran, who coined the term "Fetch!", whereupon the infantry would retrieve the sniper's dead quarry. Also included are stories from snipers in Beirut, the Bosnian conflict, and both wars with Iraq—including the feat of Sergeants Joshua Hamblin and Owen Mulder, who took down thirty-two enemy soldiers in a single day outside Baghdad in 2003. The military sniper has evolved into one of the most dangerous and highly-skilled warrior professions. They suffer through weather, terrain, and enemy action, lay unmoving for days on end, and take out their targets with unerring accuracy—proving that the deadliest weapon in any battle, anywhere in the world, is a single well-aimed shot. |
Contenido
Foreword | 1 |
Chapter One US Marine Corporal Greg Kraljev Vietnam 1969 | 5 |
Chapter Two | 11 |
Chapter Three US Marine Lance Corporal Jim ONeill Vietnam 1968 | 17 |
Chapter Four US Marine Sergeant Chuck Mawhinney Vietnam 196870 | 27 |
Chapter Five | 39 |
Chapter Six US Marine Lance Corporal Ray Lafon Vietnam 1966 | 49 |
Chapter Seven US Marine Corporal Jim Gularte Vietnam 1968 | 56 |
Chapter TwentyNine US Marine Lance Corporal Earl Schooley Panama 1989 | 225 |
Chapter Thirty US Army Sergeant First Class William Lucas Panama 1989 | 231 |
Chapter ThirtyOne US Marine Staff Sergeant Neil Kennedy Morris Camp Pendleton California 1987 | 235 |
Chapter ThirtyTwo | 238 |
Chapter ThirtyThree US Marine Corporal Frank Galli Persian Gulf 1988 | 241 |
Chapter ThirtyFour | 250 |
Chapter ThirtyFive US Marine Corporal Robert M Full Name Withheld Vietnam 1966 | 255 |
Chapter ThirtySix US Marine John R Full Name Withheld Somalia 1993 | 258 |
Chapter Eight US Marine Corporal Jim Gularte Vietnam 1968 | 61 |
Chapter Nine US Marine Staff Sergeant Carlos N Hathcock II Vietnam 196667 | 71 |
Chapter Ten US Marine Corporal Jim Levi Lever Vietnam 196768 | 85 |
Chapter Eleven US Marine Corporal Jim Levi Lever Vietnam 1968 | 89 |
Chapter Twelve US Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam 1966 | 96 |
Chapter Thirteen US Marine Lance Corporal Tom Moose Ferran Vietnam 1967 | 103 |
Chapter Fourteen US Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam 1967 | 121 |
Chapter Fifteen | 133 |
Chapter Sixteen | 145 |
Chapter Seventeen US Marine Corporal Carey Fabian Grenada 1983 | 148 |
Chapter Eighteen US Navy SEAL Team Six Grenada 1983 | 157 |
Chapter Nineteen | 165 |
Chapter Twenty | 172 |
Chapter TwentyOne US Marine Corporal Frank Roberts Beirut 1983 | 174 |
Chapter TwentyTwo US Marine Corporal Tom Rutter Beirut 1983 | 182 |
Chapter TwentyThree Lance Corporal Carey Fabian Beirut 1981 | 193 |
Chapter TwentyFour US Marine Lance Corporal Carey Fabian Beirut 1983 | 198 |
Chapter TwentyFive US Army Sergeant Eric L Haney Delta Force US Army Sergeant Andres Benevides Delta Force Beirut 1983 | 204 |
Chapter TwentySix US Marine Sergeant Brian Barber Quantico Virginia 1990 | 210 |
Chapter TwentySeven | 213 |
Chapter TwentyEight US Army Lieutenant James H Johnson III Panama 1989 | 216 |
Chapter ThirtySeven US Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam 1967 | 261 |
Chapter ThirtyEight US Marine Corporal Greg Kraljev Vietnam 1969 | 265 |
Chapter ThirtyNine | 271 |
Chapter Forty | 276 |
Chapter FortyOne US Marine Sergeant Michael Carr Somalia 1994 | 279 |
Chapter FortyTwo US Army Master Sergeant Gary Gordon US Army Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart Somalia 1993 | 286 |
Chapter FortyThree | 295 |
Chapter FortyFour US Marine Sergeant Marty Williams 19912003 | 299 |
Chapter FortyFive | 305 |
Chapter FortySix US Marine Master Sergeant Neil Morris Bosnia 1995 | 309 |
Chapter FortySeven US Army Sergeant Andrew Measels US Army Specialist Damian Mackie Bosnia 2003 | 315 |
Chapter FortyEight Afghanistan 2002 | 320 |
Chapter FortyNine | 328 |
Chapter Fifty US Marine Corporal Timothy A Parkhurst Iraq 1991 | 331 |
Chapter FiftyOne US Marine Gunnery Sergeant Robert Reidsma Scout Sniper Instructor School Quantico 2003 | 337 |
Chapter FiftyTwo US Marine Sergeant Joshua Hamblin Iraq 2003 | 341 |
Afterword | 354 |
A Partial Snipers Vocabulary | 357 |
Photographs | 371 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Crosshairs on the Kill Zone: American Combat Snipers, Vietnam through ... Charles W. Sasser,Craig Roberts Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
Términos y frases comunes
action American armed Army attack base battalion battle began Beirut body building bullet called Captain carried CHAPTER clear combat commander Corporal cover crosshairs dark dead direction dropped enemy eyes face feet field fighting finally fire forces four front going gooks guys hand Hathcock head helicopter hide Hill kill knew Land later light looked Marine Corps meters military mission movement moving never night operations Panama patrol picked platoon position radio range ready remained rifle river rounds running scope scout SEALs seemed Sergeant shooter shooting shot side sight sniper soldiers Special spotter street target teams telescopic sight thing tion took tree trigger troops truck turned U.S. Marines United Vietnam waited walked watched weapons World yards