One Shot One Kill
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One Shot One Kill

Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 1990

Price
$9.99
Publisher
Pocket Books
Publication Date
ISBN-13
978-0671682194
Dimensions
4.19 x 0.6 x 6.75 inches
Weight
4.8 ounces

Description

About the Author Charles W. Sasser has been a full-time freelance writer, journalist, and photographer since 1979. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Navy (journalist) and U.S. Army (Special Forces, the Green Berets), a combat veteran, and former combat correspondent wounded in action. He also served fourteen years as a police officer (in Miami, Florida, and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he was a homicide detective). He is author, co-author, or contributing author of more than thirty books and novels, including One Shot-One Kill and Hill 488 . Sasser now lives on a ranch in Chouteau, Oklahoma, with his wife Donna.Craig Roberts retired from the armed forces in 1999 with thirty years total service. He was awarded ten decorations for his Marine Corps service in Vietnam, where he served as a Marine sniper. He was also a career police officer with the Tulsa, Oklahoma, police department. An internationally published writer, he is the author of Combat Medic-Vietnam and Police Sniper, as well as the co-author of One Shot-One Kill, and The Walking Dead.

Features & Highlights

  • They are the lone wolves of the battlefield. Tracking the enemy, lying in wait for the target to appear—then they shoot to kill. Armed with an unerring eye, infinite patience and a mastery of camouflage, combat snipers stalk the enemy with only one goal...
  • In World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut, American snipers honed the art of delivering a single deadly shot from nowhere—and devastating enemy morale. They met the enemy on his own turf, picking off officers, unwary soldiers, and even other snipers from extraordinary distances of up to 1 ½ miles. Now, these uncommon men tell their stories: of the emotions felt when a man's face came into their crosshairs and they pulled the trigger, of the nerve-wracking hours and days of waiting, motionless, for the enemy, of the primal savagery of a sniper duel. Often trained haphazardly in wartime, and forgotten in times of peace, combat snipers were officially recognized after the Vietnam War, when the Marine Corps became the first military branch to start a full-time sniper school.
  • One Shot-One Kill
  • is their powerful record of desperate trials and proud victories.

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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One good book

I liked this book a lot. A nice little tome on the history of sniping in most of the major wars of this past century. As a former member of a Marine STA Plt. (3/6), I thought the book was a good recount of the development of USMC and USA sniping programs. I particularly liked the accounts of the Korean war and Beiruit, which there aren't too many books about. There are soo many books on 'Nam and WWII sniping that it was nice to hear about some of the lesser known conflicts, a history that should be remembered before that knowledge is lost.
6 people found this helpful
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One Shot One Kill

Wow, It doesn't get much better than this. In this book you will find deadly stories that will really make you think. It consists of great detail of every blood drawing shot. I recomend this book and any other book by charles sasser.
4 people found this helpful
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Somewhat off the mark...

I have mixed feelings about this book because of the structure of the content. Some chapters consist of a general discussion about snipers & sniping, while the other chapters are first-person narratives based on interviews of various snipers. The latter were quite interesting and made for good reading, the former, however, were not so good because of the haphazard manner in which the information was organized, unnecessary repetition, and, as is mentioned in other reviews, the inclusion of questionable facts such as the Zaystev/Koenig duel.
3 people found this helpful
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Best of snipings many aspects

This is a great start for anyone interested in sniping or military history. The format of chapters keeps your interest up. A chapter on history will often be followed by a first person account. Its not as slow as some history books or as narrow as a biography. During some of the accounts, its hard not to picture grizzly war verterans telling thier storys while you sit in front soaking up tales of heros. Historical, touching, technical, and the perfect hook. "Dear Mom..." by J.T. Ward is a perfect follow up. I LOVE THIS BOOK
3 people found this helpful
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Good history book

I felt this was a real good book that shows the history of the sniper and the evolution of this group. A lot of good stories about different snipers and the "jobs" they did. Though the book was interesting it did seem a little repetitive towards the end of. If you have read any other books about snipers then you will find some of the same stories in this book.
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Good (but short) book

This book traces the evolution of the sniper in warfare through short stories from various wars. For such a short book it has some interesting moments. A good read.
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Awesome book

Like guns/long range shooting/war history? Get this book! Good read, different stories about different snipers in different wars. Now Im just writing to get enough words to submit this.
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Amazing Stories

This book is not for every one because of the subject. The stories are so engrossing that one feels like they are right there experiencing it. I was prepped for sniper school during my stint in the Army. Thankfully my assignments never got me that far. I am even more thankful after reading this book. God bless all of those who had to do this line of work for our country.
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A Good Basic Introduction to Sniper Application

The book was a good read, covering the beginnings of snipers up to modern day deployment and useage.

The content of the book could have been organized and presented in a better format, as it jumps around from sniper thoery to actual accounts from snipers. The information serves as a good historical account of the theories and development of sniper tactics, but lacks much content on the modern-day version of the sniper in the modern military.
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Solid material worth the read

I have been reading material on the subject of scout/sniping for some time now. This book is an excellent read that captivates the reader's attention and reads from start to finish with great info and literary excellence.The material on Carlos Hathcock is worth the whole price of the book.
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