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Zusatztext " American Sniper is the inside story of what it's like to be in war. A brave warrior and patriot! Chris Kyle writes frankly about the missions! personal challenges! and hard choices that are part of daily life of an elite SEAL Sniper. It's a classic!" Informationen zum Autor SEAL Team 3 Chief Chris Kyle (1974–2013) was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, and numerous other citations. Following four combat tours in Iraq, he became chief instructor for training Naval Special Warfare sniper teams. He is the author of American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms . A native Texan, Kyle is survived by his wife, Taya, and their two children. Scott McEwen is a trial lawyer in San Diego. Jim DeFelice is the author of sixteen New York Times bestsellers, including American Sniper , the basis for Bradley Cooper’s blockbuster movie of the same name. Some of his other credits include Every Man a Hero , a bestselling account of Army medic Ray Lambert’s heroics at D-Day in World War Two, and They Called Us Lucky , the story of Lima 3/25, the Marine Corps’ hardest hit unit in the Iraq War and the life of Congressman Ruben Gallego, a Harvard undergrad who joined the Corps to serve as an enlisted grunt. Klappentext A CELEBRATION OF THE REMARKABLE LIFE AND LEGACY OF FALLEN AMERICAN HERO CHRIS KYLE. This commemorative memorial edition of Kyle?s bestselling memoir features the full text of American Sniper, plus more than eighty -pages of remembrances by those whose lives he touched personally?including his wife, Taya; his parents, brother, and children; -Marcus Luttrell and other fellow Navy SEALs; veterans and wounded warriors; lifelong friends; and many others. He was the top american sniper of all time, called ?the legend? by his navy seal brothers, and a hero by those he served with on the home front . . . From 1999 to 2009, Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle?s account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the greatest war memoirs of all time. American Sniper also honors Kyle?s fellow warriors, who raised hell on and off the battlefield. And in moving first-person accounts throughout, Kyle?s wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their marriage and children. Zusammenfassung The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie. "An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq—a humanizing, brave story that’s extremely readable." — PATRICIA CORNWELL, New York Times Book Review "Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting." — RICHARD ROEPER, Chicago Sun-Times From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him "The Legend"; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, an Iraq War veteran who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war—including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates—and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences in this U.S. Navy SEAL memoir ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time. This unflinching military biography reveals the man behind the legend: An Elite SEAL Snip...
