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The Reaper : autobiography of one of the deadliest Special Ops snipers / Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek.

Irving, Nicholas, (author.). Brozek, Gary, (contributor.).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781250045447 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1250045444 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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.