American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062290793)

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood's blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture.

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, 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 ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.

--MARCUS LUTTRELL, author of Lone Survivor

Author: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice
ISBN-10: 0062290797
ISBN-13: 9780062290793
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2013
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.70d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
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Review Citation(s):
New York Review of Books 04/02/2015 pg. 6