Sniper One: On Scope and Under Siege with a Sniper Team in Iraq (Hardcover) by Dan Mills

from Anna_Erishkigal

Thoroughly enjoyed this first-hand account of the British siege of Al Amarah and what they went through to hold that position. Lots of good sniper lore here, even more interesting stuff about how men cope under those kind of prolonged battle conditions. Not the usual sneak-and-peek and shoot, but...

from Luftwaffe_Flak

Unflinching look of a British Sniper and his time in Iraq. The book tells it like it was, warts an all. The good times, the bad times, the feelings that take over one during combat. Book reads like a novel and flows excellently, it was hard to put this one down. Top notch look at modern warfare t...

from ian02054

What a great read... compelling true story of British army life in Iraq whilst under siege. Well written, and I couldn't put it down.

from col2910

Blurb.......We all saw it at once. Half a dozen voices screamed 'Grenade!' simultaneously. Then everything went into slow motion. The grenade took an age to travel through its 20 metre arc. A dark, small oval-shaped package of misery the size of a peach ...April 2004: Dan Mills and his platoon of...

from spartacula2

Sgt. Dan Mills harrowing account of daily life for the 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment stationed in Iraq, is one page-turning scenario after another. As a small but formidable sniper platoon sent to win over the Iraqi people, they found themselves deployed into the center o...