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Inside the crosshairs scott levy chad mathews thom tran for the science and psychology behind some of the greatest shots in military history, snipers. Sasser, craig roberts simon and schuster, jul 1, 2004 history 384 pages. Its the most accessible popscience video on this list, and its very wellmade. Inside the crosshairs brings us the psychological and strategic thinking behind one of the battlefields most notorious weapon. In the united states marine corps, the most dangerous job in combat is that of the sniper. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inside the crosshairs. Inside the vc and the nva download ebook pdf, epub.
One afternoon he was riding along the mekong river on a tango boat when an enemy sniper on shore pecked away at the boat. During this time, america would fight a number of conflicts all in the name of introducing democracy and keeping communism away from a number of countries. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Vietnam war sniper program sample linkedin slideshare. At the start of the war in vietnam, the united states had no snipers by the end of the war, marine and army precision marksmen had killed more. Usmc sniper legend carlos hathcock his own words complete 1993 interview duration. Journey inside the science and psychology behind the greatest shots in military history, through the scope of the worlds most extreme marksmen. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. The american sniper could be regarded as the greatest allaro. Sniperinside the crosshairs is a documentary based show. Snipers in vietnam from a turbulent childhood, to a warriors role, to a special love riveting and true. From the authors of the classic sniper chronicle one shotone kill comes a new generation of true tales from some of the most expert and deadly marksmen in the world.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Jim land was the co of the marine sniper program in vietnam, he had more press releases then snipers. Us army sniper program charlie company vietnam 19661972. Inside the crosshairs takes you on a journey to discover the science and psychology behind the most extreme shots in military history. Inside the crosshairs scott levy chad mathews thom tran for the science and psychology behind some of the greatest shots in military history, snipers deconstruct their missions, ranging from vietnam to iraq. For americans serving in the military in vietnam, gook was definitely the operative term. Recon marines in vietnam, and inside the crosshairs. Deconstruct wellknown missions, from vietnam to iraq to afghanistan, by hearing firsthand recollections from the soldiers who were there and whose fingers. Sergeant ed eaton the invincible sniper hall of the black dragon. Other than that, i wouldnt no scope unless they are practically inside you.
Michael lee lanning, describes just what im talking about. The military sniper incorporates these qualities in his battlefield function and is perhaps the model warrior for this age. Snipers in vietnam, by michael lee lanning, on the website. Download inside the vc and the nva or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Discussion in rifle country started by nipprdog, dec 20. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading inside the crosshairs. Whether under nigthly mortar attack in an hoa, with a marine company in the bulletscarred jungle, on secret missions to laos, or on dangerous twoman hunter pdfkills. From the jungles of vietnam to the unforgiving deserts of afghanistan and iraq, one breed of soldier has achieved legendary status in the arena of combatthe sniper. He died on february 22, 1999 in virginia beach, virginia, usa. Vietnam war the end of world war ii would bring in a new era. See more ideas about vietnam, vietnam war photos and vietnam war. Oct 24, 2010 usmc sniper legend carlos hathcock his own words complete 1993 interview duration. Michael lee lanning born september 18, 1946 is a retired u. Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u.
Snipers in vietnam by michael lee lanning in chm, djvu, epub download ebook. For the first time on american television canadian sniper robert furlong, tells the story of his historymaking shot in afghanistanstriking a taliban fighter from 1. This documentary takes you behind the scenes to give the viewer and inside look at what it takes to pull off the shots that these men have done. Crosshairs on the kill zone from the authors of the classic sniper chronicle one shotone kill comes a new generation of true from the jungles of vietnam to the unforgiving deserts of afghanistan and iraq, one breed of soldier has achieved legendary status in the arena of combat the sniper. For the first time on american television canadian sniper robert furlong, tells the story of his historymaking shot in afghanistan striking a taliban fighter from 1. Warfare in the 21st century is characterized more and more by its precision, lethality, and unconventional nature. Carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942 in little rock, arkansas, usa.
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