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Chargement... The Sniper: The Untold Story of the Marine Corps' Greatest Marksman of All Timepar Jim Lindsay
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A quick and fascinating read despite the choppy writing style. This book will appeal to readers interested in true war stories. ( ) "Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney is a United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills (and the second most of any US service member in history), having recorded 103 confirmed kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War. He was also the youngest—killing the enemy as a teenager." This was a very easy to read book that tells the true story of Chuck Mawhinney, known for being the deadliest sniper during the Vietnam War.. We start with his childhood, when he first fell in love with shooting, particularly long distance shooting. We get to meet his grandfather, with whom he had a very special relationship, and explore the bond between them. We move on to his teenage years, where he was known more for drinking and carousing than anything else. He decided to join the Army in hopes of becoming a sniper, and although it was a bit of a circuitous route, he got his chance and excelled at it. We then follow him after his discharge and see what he did with himself as he got older. I really enjoyed this book. It was a very quick, concise story, and I like that it continued the story into his adulthood and time out of the Army as well as his time within. 5/5 stars. *** I would like to thank NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Jim Lindsay for the opportunity to read and review this book. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Jim Lindsay's The Sniper reveals, for the first time ever, the story of the deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history, Chuck Mawhinney, who served in the Vietnam war at age 18-written with his full cooperation and participation. Charles "Chuck" Mawhinney is a United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills (and the second most of any US service member in history), having recorded 103 confirmed kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War. He was also the youngest-killing the enemy as a teenager. In 1967, at the age of 18, Mawhinney joined the Marines and began his assent from recruit to the Marine Corps' deadliest sniper. During his tours-in one of the most dangerous war zones of Vietnam-his character and charisma helped him deal with life and death in a hell hole with other young men a long way from home. After Vietnam, Mawhinney married and settled into his post-war life, raised a family, and was content that no one knew of his accomplishments in war. Then in 1991 he was startled and dismayed when outed by a fellow Marine sniper, Joseph Ward, who spoke of Mawhinney's number of kills in his book, Dear Mom. Newspapers picked up the story and Mawhinney's life changed forever. The notoriety troubled him at first, but then he accepted the fame and used the opportunity to train service men and lawmen in the art of long-distance shooting. At last, Chuck's full story is told, including his heroic exploits in battle and the terrible toll that taking a life exerts on a human being"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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