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Author Coughlin, Jack.

Title Shock factor : American snipers in the War on Terror / Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC (Ret.), with John R. Bruning.

Publication Info. America's snipers in the War on Terror
New York : St. Martin's Press, [2014]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  956.7044 COUGHLIN    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  956.7044 COUGHLIN    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  956.7044 COUGHLIN    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  956.70443 COU    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  956.7 COUGHLIN    Check Shelf
Description viii, 326 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and 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.
Subject 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.
Commando troops.
Military campaigns.
Added Author Bruning, John R.
ISBN 9781250016553 (hardcover: alkaline paper)
125001655X (hardcover: alkaline paper)
9781250038371 (e-book : alk. paper)
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