American Sniper

The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

By: Chris Kyle, Scott McEwan, Jim DeFelice

Narrated by: John Pruden

Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

He is the deadliest American sniper ever, called "the devil" by the enemies he hunted and "the legend" by his Navy SEAL brothers.

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan ("the devil") and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.

A native Texan who learned to shoot on childhood hunting trips with his father, Kyle was a champion saddle-bronc rider prior to joining the Navy. After 9/11, he was thrust onto the front lines of the War on Terror, and soon found his calling as a world-class sniper who performed best under fire. He recorded a personal-record 2,100-yard kill shot outside Baghdad; in Fallujah, Kyle braved heavy fire to rescue a group of Marines trapped on a street; in Ramadi, he stared down insurgents with his pistol in close combat. Kyle talks honestly about the pain of war - of twice being shot and experiencing the tragic deaths of two close friends.

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, as well as on Chris.

Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell.

©2012 Chris Kyle (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers

Great story

I love how it reads it to you I can multitask. I love the movie not a book reader

Great book!

I am moved by the selfless sacrifices preformed by Chris and all vets! They truly are heroes and deserve nothing but admiration and respect. People who protest the national anthem piss me off even more than it already did after reading this. Rest In Peace Chris!

Wow!

I am so glad I listened to this book, parts of it had me crying and others red with anger. It was a rude and necessary awakening, a heart wrenching story that needs to be heard.

Absolutely outstanding!

The narrator sounded much like Chris himself. I loved everything about this audiobook experience!!!
This book is a must read.

Amazing

Loved it, listen to it all the time. I wish it was slightly shorter so I dont waste so much time

awesome

absolutely incredible inspiration story. Never settle and give all you got. true patriotism, maturity, and never give upness.

A must read/ listen

This book is excellent. I've never known or even met a SEAL, but I feel like I know one now. This book gives great insight into Chris Kyle, his family, and teammates. Thank you to all military members and the families that support them.

Worth every second

Great book about true American Hero. I loved the film and also loved the book. I sometimes even envy the Americans on how they are able to celebrate their heros both alive and dead. It is a shame that Chris Kyle eventually ended up the way he did just because of some deluded broken person that he tried to help.

Tremendous Story, sometimes disjointed

I love that Kyle got out ahead of anyone else’s interpretation of his story and told it himself. As expected with a non-writer, the story jumps around at times and can be disjointed. You may find yourself rewinding to catch something because it’s so tangential to the story. It didn’t bother me because I wanted the whole story - perfectly imperfect. However, I want to be fair with the feedback.

Fantastic book.

This book made me laugh and cry. It was a very enlightening account of what our vets have had to go through. Loved it.