mattys281 Report post Posted June 13, 2015 Picked this up last weekend over at Barnes & Noble and have nearly finished it already. Of the 3 or 4 sniper books I've read, this is probably the best so far. It's absolutely amazing to me the patience and craft these people have. This book focuses on WWII, Korea & Vietnam, but also dips back as far as WWI & gives some history on sniping that went as far back as long shots with smooth bore muskets that happened centuries ago and relays a story of a sniper kill made with a crossbow before firearms were around. Also has a great chapter on the Massacre of Elephant Valley in which Carlos Hathcock & his partner kept a company of VC pinned down for 5 days and took out nearly all of them before pulling out and calling in artillery to finish off the last dozen or so. The one survivor refused to believe that it had been the work of only two riflemen. Good read and great price! http://www.amazon.com/One-Shot-Kill-Charles-Sasser/dp/0671682199/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1434216164&sr=1-1&keywords=one+shot+one+kill&pebp=1434216187870&perid=CC77DB9EAAC94AE986E5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edge Report post Posted June 13, 2015 Bought it with Marine Sniper, good read but Marine Sniper was fascinating. Even my mom couldn't put it down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Will K Report post Posted June 13, 2015 Just read American Sniper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattys281 Report post Posted June 13, 2015 Bought it with Marine Sniper, good read but Marine Sniper was fascinating. Even my mom couldn't put it down. I read that one too and also could not put it down. I think the only reason that I like this one better is that it mixes up the personal accounts with some historically relevant background information on early use of snipers and the formation/disbandment/reformation of sniper training programs. You couldn't go wrong throwing either book (or both) in your pack for a long trek in the mountains. Gotta have something to do when the sun goes down and it's fourteen hours before dawn in January. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shanehamblin Report post Posted June 13, 2015 Marine sniper is probably my favorite book. Have read American sniper, the red circle, the reaper, all great reads but nothing comes close to marine sniper. The best sniper ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
