American sniper summary from litcharts the creators of. In his book, american sniper, kyle describes his longest successful shot. Prologue quotes it was my duty to shoot, and i dont regret it. Stopped reading after the first three pages or something. Probably the only part of the movie i liked if im honest, wasnt too interested in much else.
Chris kyle, a former navy seal and author of the book american sniper. Military history is an autobiography by united states navy seal chris kyle, written with scott mcewen and jim defelice. American sniper ebook by chris kyle 9780062082374 rakuten. American sniper 2100 yard shot over 1 mile youtube. As spielberg added more and more ideas to the story, the page count continued to grow, bloating to 160. The joke was that president bush only declared war when starbucks was hit. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. If having the highest kill count as a sniper in us history wasnt enough. With 255 kills, 160 of them officially confirmed by the pentagon, kyle is the deadliest marksman in u. The training he went through was just unbelievable.
He had always loved exciting activities such as champion bronco rider. Navy seal sniper chris kyle explains some of the details from his book american sniper, including the differences between the seal teams and how he was able to make a 2,100 yard shot in combat. His bestselling book, american sniper, detailed his adventures as the most lethal sniper in u. Navy seal chris kyle, and the source for clint eastwoods blockbuster movie which was. American sniper chris kyle true story interview time. The paperback of the american sniper movie tiein edition. Chris kyle this biography examines the life of chris kyle using easytoread, compelling text. Chris kyle was a us navy seal and he has the most career sniper kills in us military history. But i strongly believe in god, jesus, and the bible. American sniper takes apart the myth of the american. He grows up hunting with his father, and develops a strong sense of duty to his country. American sniper by chris kyle is narrated by john pruden and it is an intense enlightening book. The movie american sniper, based on former navy seal chris kyles book of the same name, omits two incredible episodes from chriss life.
To ask other readers questions about american sniper, please sign up. The department of defense, including high ranking u. American sniper quotes from litcharts the creators of. I n late 2011, just before his book american sniper came out, time did a lengthy interview with chris kyle. American sniper claim on combat medals is disputed. Sniper was published that its description of his medal count was. Portions of that interview made on onto the back page. How american sniper chris kyles truthfulness is in question once. The events that happened in this book are true, recounted from the best of my memory. For a few months it looked as if steven spielberg would be directing american sniper. He had at least 160 confirmed kills by the pentagons count, but by his own count and the accounts of. Through striking historical and contemporary images and photographs and informative sidebars, readers will learn about kyles family background, childhood, education, service in the us navy seals, and his time as a sniper. Its story of war contains valor and horrorthe destructive and. Read american sniper the autobiography of the most lethal sniper in u.
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