Crosshairs on the Kill Zone

American Combat Snipers, Vietnam through Operation Iraqi Freedom

Charles W. Sasser, Craig Roberts

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Year: 2004
• Print ISBN:
  9781476786827
• eBook ISBN:
  9781416503620
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

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. From the authors of the classic sniper chronicle One Shot-One Kill comes a new generation of true tales from some of the most expert and deadly marksmen in the world. Meet Adelbert Waldron II, whose 109 confirmed kills in Vietnam made him the most successful sniper in American military history, and Tom "Moose" Ferran, who coined the term "Fetch!", whereupon the infantry would retrieve the sniper's dead quarry. Also included are stories from snipers in Beirut, the Bosnian conflict, and both wars with Iraq—including the feat of Sergeants Joshua Hamblin and Owen Mulder, who took down thirty-two enemy soldiers in a single day outside Baghdad in 2003. The military sniper has evolved into one of the most dangerous and highly-skilled warrior professions. They suffer through weather, terrain, and enemy action, lay unmoving for days on end, and take out their targets with unerring accuracy—proving that the deadliest weapon in any battle, anywhere in the world, is a single well-aimed shot.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Other books by Craig Roberts:
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Authors‘ Note
• Epigraph
• Foreword
• Chapter One U.S. Marine Corporal Greg Kraljev Vietnam, 1969
• Chapter Two U.S. Marine Corporal Greg Kraljev Vietnam, 1969
• Chapter Three U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Jim O’Neill Vietnam, 1968
• Chapter Four U.S. Marine Sergeant Chuck Mawhinney Vietnam, 1968-70
• Chapter Five U.S. Marine Sergeant Chuck Mawhinney Vietnam, 1968-70
• Chapter Six U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Ray Lafon Vietnam, 1966
• Chapter Seven U.S. Marine Corporal Jim Gularte Vietnam, 1968
• Chapter Eight U.S. Marine Corporal Jim Gularte Vietnam, 1968
• Chapter Nine U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Carlos N. Hathcock, II Vietnam, 1966-67
• Chapter Ten U.S. Marine Corporal Jim “Levi” Lever Vietnam, 1967-68
• Chapter Eleven U.S. Marine Corporal Jim “Levi” Lever Vietnam, 1968
• Chapter Twelve U.S. Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam, 1966
• Chapter Thirteen U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Tom “Moose” Ferran Vietnam, 1967
• Chapter Fourteen U.S. Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam, 1967
• Chapter Fifteen U.S. Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam, 1967
• Chapter Sixteen U.S. Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam, 1967
• Chapter Seventeen U.S. Marine Corporal Carey Fabian Grenada, 1983
• Chapter Eighteen U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six Grenada, 1983
• Chapter Nineteen U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six Grenada, 1983
• Chapter Twenty U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six Grenada, 1983
• Chapter Twenty-One U.S. Marine Corporal Frank Roberts Beirut, 1983
• Chapter Twenty-Two U.S. Marine Corporal Tom Rutter Beirut, 1983
• Chapter Twenty-Three U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Carey Fabian Beirut, 1981
• Chapter Twenty-Four U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Carey Fabian Beirut, 1983
• Chapter Twenty-Five U.S. Army Sergeant Andres Benevides, Delta Force Beirut, 1983
• Chapter Twenty-Six U.S. Marine Sergeant Brian Barber Quantico, Virginia, 1990
• Chapter Twenty-Seven U.S. Marine Sergeant Brian Barber Quantico, Virginia, 1990
• Chapter Twenty-Eight U.S. Army Lieutenant James H. Johnson III Panama, 1989
• Chapter Twenty-Nine U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Earl Schooley Panama, 1989
• Chapter Thirty U.S. Army Sergeant First Class William Lucas Panama, 1989
• Chapter Thirty-One U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Neil Kennedy Morris Camp Pendleton, California, 1987
• Chapter Thirty-Two U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Neil Kennedy Morris Camp Pendleton, California, 1987
• Chapter Thirty-Three U.S. Marine Corporal Frank Galli Persian Gulf, 1988
• Chapter Thirty-Four U.S. Marine Corporal Frank Galli Persian Gulf, 1988
• Chapter Thirty-Five U.S. Marine Corporal Robert M. (Full Name Withheld) Vietnam, 1966
• Chapter Thirty-Six U.S. Marine John R. (Full Name Withheld) Somalia, 1993
• Chapter Thirty-Seven U.S. Marine Corporal Gary Reiter Vietnam, 1967
• Chapter Thirty-Eight U.S. Marine Corporal Greg Kraljev Vietnam, 1969
• Chapter Thirty-Nine U.S. Marine Corporal Greg Kraljev Vietnam, 1969
• Chapter Forty U.S. Marine Corporal Greg Kraljev Vietnam, 1969
• Chapter Forty-One U.S. Marine Sergeant Michael Carr Somalia, 1994
• Chapter Forty-Two U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart Somalia, 1993
• Chapter Forty-Three U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart Somalia, 1993
• Chapter Forty-Four U.S. Marine Sergeant Marty Williams 1991–2003
• Chapter Forty-Five U.S. Marine Sergeant Marty Williams 1991–2003
• Chapter Forty-Six U.S. Marine Master Sergeant Neil Morris Bosnia, 1995
• Chapter Forty-Seven U.S. Army Specialist Damian Mackie Bosnia, 2003
• Chapter Forty-Eight Afghanistan, 2002
• Chapter Forty-Nine Afghanistan, 2002
• Chapter Fifty U.S. Marine Corporal Timothy A. Parkhurst Iraq, 1991
• Chapter Fifty-One U.S. Marine Gunnery Sergeant Robert Reidsma Scout Sniper Instructor School, Quantico, 2003
• Chapter Fifty-Two U.S. Marine Sergeant Joshua Hamblin Iraq, 2003
• Afterword
• A Partial Sniper’s Vocabulary
• Photographs