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Coughlin, Jack, author.

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

America's snipers in the War on Terror

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2014.

viii, 326 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

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.

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.

Bruning, John R., author.

Includes index.

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.

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9781250016553 (hardcover : alk. paper)

125001655X (hardcover : alk. paper)

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