Trigger Men Shadow Team, Spider-Man, the Magnificent Bastards, and the American Combat Sniper

by Halberstadt, Hans; Coughlin, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780312354725
• ISBN10: 031235472X
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781429971812
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-14
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Summary

Both a uniquely intimate look at what makes a sniper tick and a harrowing read filled with dramatic war tales,Trigger Menis a book about killing and what it takes to be the ultimate warrior. Halberstadt takes readers deeper inside the elusive world of snipers than ever before, from recruitment and training to the brutality of the killing fields. Mixed into the thrilling narrative, for the first time ever in their own words, American combat snipers talk about what it is like to kill a man and what it takes to become one of the elite. Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews, Halberstadt gets inside the sniper mind and shows how Shadow Team confidence led to success that led to even more aggressive operations. Readers will learn how snipers think and interact as a team, how missions are planned and executed, how the weapons work, and even what happens when a bullet strikes its target.

Author Biography

Hans Halberstadt has authored or coauthored more than fifty books, most on U.S. Special Operations forces, armor, and artillery. He served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam. He lives in San Jose, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Warning Order	p. xvii
Foreword	p. xxi
Introduction: Rangers Lead the Way	p. 1
AARs and Lessons Learned	p. 11
Sniper Mission Basics	p. 13
Introduction and Basics	p. 22
Sniper War	p. 22
Moral Aspects of the Mission	p. 28
The Military Sniper Mission	p. 33
The Law-Enforcement Sniper Mission	p. 33
A Short History	p. 34
The Marine Corps Foundation	p. 35
Definition of a Sniper	p. 37
The Art of the One-Shot Kill	p. 38
The Squad-Designated Marksman	p. 39
Staff Sgt. James Gularte, USMC Sniper	p. 43
Two Marines Against Twelve NVA	p. 48
Better Than Sex	p. 52
Bravo Fours and 8541s: Sniper Selection and Training	p. 55
USMC Scout-Sniper Selection and Training	p. 58
Army Sniper School Class 2006-3	p. 62
The Art of Observation	p. 67
The KIMS Game	p. 68
Stealth and Concealment	p. 68
Ghillie Suits: The Cloak of Invisibility	p. 69
Stalking Exercises	p. 71
Maj. Charles Greene, US Army Ranger	p. 77
Red Romeo on the Drop Zone	p. 77
Outsmarting the Enemy	p. 79
Sniper Employment Issues	p. 81
Shot by a Sniper at the Circle of Death	p. 82
Stay-Behind Missions	p. 85
The Squad-Designated Marksman Program	p. 87
Staff Sgt. James Gilliland, Section Leader	p. 91
Shadow Team's Longest Shot	p. 94
Terminal Ballistics	p. 98
What-Ifs	p. 99
Killing	p. 101
All You Feel Is the Recoil	p. 102
One and a Half Shots, One Kill	p. 103
Sniper Employment	p. 105
Roadside Bombs and IED Teams	p. 109
The M4 Carbine as a Sniper Weapon	p. 112
Voodoo Ballistics: Sometimes One Shot, Sometimes One Kill	p. 117
Harry Martinez	p. 131
Spotter Up! Send It!	p. 139
Wind Corrections	p. 141
Tools of the Trade	p. 145
Sniper Rifles	p. 145
Accuracy and the Modern Sniper Rifle	p. 146
Secondary Long Guns	p. 147
Sniper Battle Rattle	p. 148
The M24 and M40 Sniper Rifles	p. 149
Shooting the M40A3	p. 152
Evolution of the M24 and M40 Breed	p. 155
Monster Rifles and One-Mile Kills	p. 157
The Learning Curve	p. 158
Bigger Is Sometimes Better	p. 161
SOTIC and the Beginning of US Army Heavy Sniping	p. 163
The Longest Long Shot: Canadian Sniper Team's Record Kill	p. 168
Even Bigger Than Fifty	p. 172
The Surprising DMR	p. 173
CPL. James "Rock" McGlynn: Psycho Ward's First Blood	p. 175
Sniper's Revenge: The Magnificent Bastards and The Snipers of Headhunter Two	p. 181
Sergeant Rob: Spider-Man in Samarra	p. 191
Failing the Tug Test	p. 193
Spider-Man's Big Adventure	p. 194
Big Surprise for the Poster Boys	p. 196
Bryan Pruett: Slow is Smooth and Smooth is Fast: Operation Qwahetas	p. 205
SPC. Aaron Arnold	p. 211
Intersection Two Niner Six	p. 212
First Blood	p. 214
OP Hotel	p. 217
Reach Out and Touch Someone	p. 218
Sniper Personalities	p. 220
Joseph Bennett: Traffic Control from a Distance	p. 221
Joker Takes Over from Shadow	p. 226
Staff Sgt. Timothy La Sage, US Marine Corps	p. 229
"Gunfighter's Paradise"	p. 233
Combat Outpost	p. 233
Ar Rasheed Hotel, Ramadi	p. 234
The SR-25 Sniper Rifle	p. 238
Planning and Executing Missions	p. 239
Deuce Gear-Tim La Sage	p. 241
USMC Sniper Training at Unit Level	p. 242
My Final Sniper Mission	p. 243
Sgt. Jon	p. 249
"Sniper's Eve": Barrett .50cal	p. 249
The Initial Invasion of Iraq	p. 251
Combat Cook	p. 252
Kevin McCaffrey	p. 255
Jeff Chang	p. 259
Jeff Chang on SWAT/Military Sniper Differences	p. 263
Afterword	p. 267
Glossary	p. 275
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