For whatever reason, there is a fascination on the part
of the general public about snipers. I am not sure if it is the deadly skill
set that they bring to bear or the loner quality that is often part and parcel
of how snipers are portrayed in countless books; both fact and fictional
accounts and the multitude of onscreen portrayals of these often larger than
life characters.
From Chris Kyle’s American
Sniper to Carlos Hathcock in Marine
Sniper and even Stephen Hunter’s fictional sniper Bob Lee Swagger, there is
something that inherently draws us to these men. The patience, the skill,
puffed up swagger that is part of these guys character, that lead to amazing
stories.
In Modern
American Snipers – From the Legend to the Reaper – On the Battlefield with
Special Operations Snipers, author Chris
Martin explores not only the men, but also the evolving role of the modern,
American, special forces snipers. The sniper’s job description has changed
almost has dramatically as the tools that they use to complete their
assignments.
Martin draws a clear picture of not only how the role
of the sniper as changed, but also the in the field situations that are at the
root that evolution. It is a core standard for snipers to always seek the
higher ground and the upper hand on the battlefield and the training and
tactics that snipers use in the ongoing war of terror has allowed them to have
a major impact on not only changing the elements of battle but of the
situational priorities that lead to lives saved.
A master sniper is worth his weight in gold not only
for the fear they can strike in the hearts of their enemies, but also the
confidence they engender in their team when they provide overwatch and draw
down on the bad guys. While Martin captures the colorful characters that
populate the special forces sniper community he also details the in the moment
tactics that these guys bring to the fight.
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