American Sniper, Chris Kyle
American Sniper, Chris Kyle
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American Sniper
The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

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Author: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice

Narrator: John Pruden

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/03/2012

Synopsis

NOW A BLOCKBUSTER MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY CLINT EASTWOOD—NOMINATED FOR SIX ACADEMY AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST PICTUREFrom 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war—including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates—and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.

About Chris Kyle

SEAL Team 3 Chief Chris Kyle (1974–2013) was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, and numerous other citations. Following four combat tours in Iraq, he became chief instructor for training Naval Special Warfare sniper teams. He is the author of American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms. A native Texan, Kyle is survived by his wife, Taya, and their two children.

About Jim DeFelice

Jim DeFelice is the author of sixteen New York Times bestsellers, including American Sniper, the basis for Bradley Cooper’s blockbuster movie of the same name. Some of his other credits include Every Man a Hero, a bestselling account of Army medic Ray Lambert’s heroics at D-Day in World War Two, and They Called Us Lucky, the story of Lima 3/25, the Marine Corps’ hardest hit unit in the Iraq War and the life of Congressman Ruben Gallego, a Harvard undergrad who joined the Corps to serve as an enlisted grunt.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on July 01, 2023

The memoirs of the most lethal sniper in US military history gives a lot of insight into Chris Kyle as a man from the South, a cowboy, a navy SEAL, a sniper, a leader and a father. Whether it's a voice you hate or don't agree with this book gives you insight into that gung-ho, patriotic and loving Am......more

Goodreads review by Camelia on September 03, 2012

The other night, watching the show ‘Stars Earn Stripes’, my son recognized Chris Kyle, the author of “The American Sniper”, a biography he read for a school assignment. Curious about it, I picked up the book and browsed through it. Needless to say, I finished it in 1 and 1/2 days. I come from a count......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on August 19, 2012

This is a book written by a Navy SEAL Sniper, not a professional author. Yes, he did get some help, but it's ultimately his tale. Could it have been written better? I don't know, maybe, but I think it would have made the book feel more like a "story", and less like an account of his experiences. Per......more

Goodreads review by David on October 26, 2019

I was a sniper trained for the SWAT team and was deployed as such on numerous occasions so this book had a little more meaning for me. Fiction or narrative nonfiction it still comes down to voice and good storytelling and this book has it. Truly sorry for the outcome of the author. d.......more

Goodreads review by Carmen on June 08, 2022

I loved this book, I thought it was excellent. I never, ever planned on reading it or picking it up. The thing that changed my mind about reading it was that a best friend of mine, a man who is about as far from a Navy SEAL as you can get (LOL) told me that he had read it and thought it was amazing.......more

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