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OverviewHIGHLY TRAINED MARKSMEN WITH ONE GOAL — A PERFECT SHOT, A CONFIRMED KILL Elite snipers — with their deadly aim, iron nerves, killer instincts and unwavering courage — play a more critical role in modern military missions than ever before. Confirmed Kill accurately recounts the heroic actions of the world’s deadliest snipers, from the one-on-one duel between a U.S. Marine sniper and his North Vietnamese counterpart that ended with a miracle shot straight through the Vietcong soldier’s gun scope, to the shot fired from a mountain ridge in Afghanistan that dropped an unsuspecting Taliban fighter over a mile away. Confirmed Kill details the missions of the most legendary snipers: Chuck Mawhinney — Marine with 103 Vietnam War Confirmed Kills Adelbert Waldron — U.S. Record Holder with 109 Confirmed Kills Timothy Kellner — Army Sergeant with More Than 100 Confirmed Kills in Operation Iraqi Freedom Craig Harrison — British Corporal with the World-Record Kill Shot at 2,707 Yards Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nigel CawthornePublisher: Ulysses Press Imprint: Ulysses Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.277kg ISBN: 9781612430232ISBN 10: 1612430236 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 22 December 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsSerial Killers and Mass Murderers: Profiles of the World's Most Barbaric Criminals-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE -9781569755785-14.95-Ulysses Press-1/2007-14000--History of Pirates: Blood and Thunder on the High Seas-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE -9780785818564-7.99-Book Sales Inc.-6/2004-43000--The Mammoth Book of Inside the Elite Forces-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE-9780762433827-13.95-Running Press-8/2008-2000--Warrior Elite-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE-9781569759301-14.95-Ulysses Press-5/2010--- Author InformationNigel Cawthorne is the author of Serial Killers and Mass Murderers, as well as numerous other books. His writing has appeared in more than 150 newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times and the Sun. He lives in London Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |