Shock factor
Subtitle: America's snipers in the War on Terror
By: Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC (Ret.), with John R. Bruning
Contributors: Bruning, John R., author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781250016553
Subjects: Campaigns; History; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Commando operations; Atrocities; Snipers
Other titles: America's snipers in the War on Terror
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Guardians; title: Messengers of death; title: 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; title: Front lines. The artist ; Ain't dyin' tonight ; The 440 ; The thousand-yard shot; title: 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; title: Epilogue.