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The Reaper : autobiography of one of the deadliest Special Ops snipers / Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek.

Autobiography of one of the deadliest special operations snipers (portion title)
Irving, Nicholas, (author.). Brozek, Gary, (contributor.).

Summary:

The memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills. Irving shares the story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, when he set another record, this time for enemy kills on a single deployment. His teammates and chain of command labeled him "The Reaper," and his actions on the battlefield became the stuff of legend, culminating in an extraordinary face-off against an enemy sniper known simply as The Chechnian.

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  • ISBN: 9781250045447
  • ISBN: 1250045444
  • Physical Description: 312 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.

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Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- They call me the reaper -- A near and colorful miss -- Misfires, malfunctions, and misery -- A ranger in the making -- A long day of reckoning -- The Chechen comes calling -- A whole 'nother danger -- Rumble in the rubble -- Ninja wife and the big bomb -- Winding up and winding down -- Things that go hump in the night -- Afterword.

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Subject:
Irving, Nicholas.
United States. Army. Ranger Regiment, 75th > Biography.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Campaigns.
Snipers > United States > Biography.
Sniping (Military science)
Special forces (Military science)
African American soldiers > Biography.
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Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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