Marine scout snipers : true stories from U.S. Marine Corps snipers / / Lena Sisco

• Autore: Sisco Lena
• Pubblicazione: Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (119 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.7044/3450922
• Soggetto topico: Snipers - United States; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Afghan War, 2001-2021
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: "The Thrill Isn't the Kill, It's Surviving the Game"; Chapter 2: Too Young for Combat; Chapter 3: Doing God's Work; Chapter 4: It's Not About Killing, It's About Living, and Somehow I Lived; Chapter 5: You Have to Be Ready to be Uncomfortable to Be Successful; Chapter 6: The Warrior Spiritand My Brotherhood; Afterword; Glossary of Military Acronyms, Terms, Slang, Weapons, and Definitions
• Sommario/riassunto: Author Lena Sisco, a former Department of Defense Military Interrogator and U.S. Navy officer, takes the reader through the missions and personal lives of U.S. Marines who have been forward-deployed in hostile environments all across the Middle East. She shows how they use the mastery of their sniper skills to mitigate threats and negate the enemy's ability to disrupt U.S. operations. Her book lets you feel the stress and anxiety of their operational tempo; you witness the successes and failures and the struggles of these highly trained, brave, silent killers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Marine scout snipers
• ISBN: 1-4930-2685-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808176003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II