Navy SEAL Sniper: An Intimate Look at the Sniper of the 21st Century

by Glen Doherty, Brandon Webb, Chris Kyle (Foreword)

The Navy SEAL sniper is a mature, intelligent shooter who leverages technology to his deadly advantage. He has spent thousands of hours honing his skills. He is a master of concealment in all environments, from the mountains of Afghanistan to the crowded streets of Iraq. He is trained in science and left alone to create the unique art of the kill. To the sniper, the battlefield is like a painter’s blank canvas. It is his job to utilize tools, training, and creativity simultaneously to deliver devastating psychological impact upon the battlefield. And it is he alone who is left with the intimacy of the kill.

In this complete practical guide for any modern sniper, former Navy SEAL and military sniper Brandon Webb reveals the tips and basic training necessary to become an efficient marksman. Including details on advanced sniper training for maritime, helicopter, and urban sniper operations, this updated edition also touches on the latest research, development, testing, and evaluation of sniper weapons systems and optics. From trajectories and wind speed to camouflage and best vantage points and targets, Webb covers everything an expert sniper needs to know. This book is suitable for gun enthusiasts, outdoorsmen, the beginning sniper, and those with military backgrounds.

Genres: Military Fiction, Nonfiction, War, Military History, History

256 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2013

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book,you can learn a ton about guns and how they are made, sniping and how it's done, as well a brief history of snipers through the years. Very informative book from very knowledgeable authors.

[Barbara Finazzo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very Technical

I was looking for a book that was a story about snipers. This book wasn't it. This is an extremely technical books with lots of charts etc. This goes into details on the weapons used, from guns to scopes to bullets and on and on. As far as the technical aspect goes, this is a winner. A book about snipers it was not.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent review of guns, gear and ballistics. No tactics are included.

[Mark Speed · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for research, and it's fairly interesting even for the non-enthusiast. The authors have done quite well in breaking down dry and comprehensive information into readable chunks. For a book that's been out so long, and now in a new edition, there are quite a lot of grammatical errors - missing words in sentences, an incorrect word (e.g. diffused instead of defused).

[Christine D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative and detailed. What you would expect from a special operations SEAL team guy.
It was written well and he used laymen terms to describe much of the detail.
Everything you want to know about snipers from the mind of one of the best trained snipers in the world.

[Joel B Champagne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting

Learned a lot about ballistics and weaponry. Very technical read. Quite interesting but not really an adventure story. Recommended with the caviate the it's a manual, not a story.

[John F. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding book!

I was totally surprised. I thought this book was going to chronicle the life of a sniper. Rather, the authors manifested the technical side; the snipers equipment. I had no idea the number of different options there are for the Sniper to pick from. Great book!

[Don · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and enlightening. I enjoyed this book a lot.

[Specialforcesvet · Rating 5 out of 5]

Past, present and future of military sniping.

Great read, well written, thorough. Webb takes his readers inside the world of today’s most highly trained special ops snipers.

[Dehandraazel · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book and i like it