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

Wow

What made the experience of listening to American Sniper the most enjoyable?

It was a real learning experience to hear what some of our military do.

What other book might you compare American Sniper to and why?

Lone Survivor. Another fascinating tale of the experiences of the military.

Narator

Good , but a little bit more emotion would enhance the story. Will go see the film when released.

Outstanding

This book was the best book I've ever read. It was touching, meaningful, and interesting. You have to read this

very good

I only wish i would have listened to the book first. now it will be hard to rewatch the movie knowing about the inaccurate screenwriting.

Great book

Great story from an American war hero. Only reason I didn't give 5 starts all the way across was the way Taya's voice is read. Definitely worth a listen.

intriguing

the perspective of a seal is quite unique. it was good to hear the point of view of his wife mixed in with Chris's commentary.

Just a regular guy doing an extraordinary job

Where does American Sniper rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

A very good listen, very interesting.

What was one of the most memorable moments of American Sniper?

In Iraq

Which scene was your favorite?

Finding the sniper spots

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The Real Lethal Weapon

Any additional comments?

Surprisingly good and easy to listen too.

Great job

The person reading the book did great, and even with a souther bit of voice. I will say this, if you haven’t somehow seen the movie yet, or you did and just now reading or hearing the audio version, the movie didn’t follow the book, in fact as you read or listen, you will pick up on things where they took bits of multiple incidents and combined them and made a story out of it. All in all, great book and amazing story. Glad i own both print versions and the audio version.

Gi

this man was a humble person. His story was a man doing his job. A good read.

perspective is everything

I cried, I laughed, I was angry, I felt empathy. The emotional gambit I went thru was PHENOMONAL. I will read/listen to/and watch this again and again.. This book is amazing. Ohhhh my God, please see fit to allow all of America to see/read/hear this account of a real man, a Christian man. A man of God.