Longest shot, the apache, the cobra, the heroism, the. The rifle chuck used in vietnam is on display at the national museum of the marine corps in triangle, virginia. Rising to the threat hathcock and his spotter were soon in the bush. But there has only been one sergeant carlos hathcock. Prior to the publication of fellow marine sniper joseph wards book, dear mom.
A sniper s vietnam, carlos hathcocks 93 confirmed kills was considered the vietnam record. The sniper story during our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. Jesus sales, a 21yearold who joined the army to pay for college fees, is the units reserve sniper. It deals with his heroism that earned him the silver star medal and it includes the tributes he received after he retired from service. American sniper my opinion in my opinion the book was very good it had a lot of action as you can expect from a book about war experiences. Burgess breaks hathcocks history down into short stories that are easy to read and understand. Now one young cobra must forge a new political order as a devastating alien enemy strikesan enemy more deadly than any humanity has ever faced. This is the saga of the cobra the attack helicopterits development and introduction into vietnam during the summer of 67, and the stories of the men who flew. It was hard to believe a man could live in the vietnamese jungle for days at a time. Home vietnam snipers the snipers task usually include, but are not limited to, countersniping operations, killing enemy commanders, and demoralizing the enemy, killing their ability to wage war. Jun 07, 20 carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942 at little rock, arkansas and died on february 23, 1999 at the age of 56 years. The hunt was nothing but a sequence of logical acts leading to a clean, precise. Jan 18, 2015 how an army rangers sniper became the reaper.
In the sixth book, i, sniper which was published in the year 2009, the fbi enlists bobs assistance in the investigation of a number of prominent vietnam war protesters in the 1960s. For a large part of the year and a half he was there, the u. The sniper is a 1974 thriller novel by american author nelson demille. One, i love war books and two, i love history books marine sniper is set in the vietnam war. Usmc sniper legend carlos hathcock his own words complete. Cobra, and the general in vietnam war, getting hurt, and eventually, the rest.
When a shot pierced his spotters canteen, hathcock realized that the cobra was in range. The cobra, the heroism, the tributes best snipers series book 4. In the dense and steamy jungle warfare present in the vietnam war, the. Apr 23, 2016 the vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him apr 23, 2016 nick knight carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942, in north little rock, arkansas.
Virginia beachs legendary sniper carlos hathcock the virginian. It was the one from the north, with his special mission, later to earn the nickname the cobra sniper. The insane vietnam war adventures of legendary sniper carlos. Hathcock crawled inch by patient inch to get to a good position in order to hit the target even worming on his side in order to keep his trail thin and avoid being spotted by communist forces. Vietnam us marine sniper fired 16 headshots in 30 seconds in pitch. The author pulls no punches describing the events of this canny marine snipers vietnam experiences, whether it details how he managed to take out an enemy almost a mileandahalf away twice the range of the winchester. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His partner, captain edward james land, manned the spotting scope, while hathcock hit her with both of the rounds that. I do what i can to verify personal claims, if you have any discrepancies and can verify them, please email me so i can correct the information. A book about hathcock titled marine sniper was published in september. The publication date of this book was september 5, 2017 and was released in a collection of three bookshots called the family lawyer.
Apache, the cobra, the heroism, the tributes best snipers series book 4. The ak47s erupted again as hathcock picked up his three spent shell casings and slowly eased himself from his snipers perch. Iceman, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all ala best books for young adults. The mt10 strider knife is awarded to the top graduate of each class at marine sniper school in quantico, virginia. Objective 2 oreanionand doctrin determine sniper organizational and doctrinal concepts for. The seven characteristics of a good sniper was an added bonus.
Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read modern american snipers. Trained as an elite sniper, ivan is special, but, predictably, his experience in vietnam doesnt match the stories of heroism he grew up on. Sep 11, 2004 jesus sales, a 21yearold who joined the army to pay for college fees, is the units reserve sniper. Check out our latest gear by visiting our products page in the content section. Meet adelbert waldron ii, whose 109 confirmed kills in vietnam made him the most successful sniper in american military history, and tom moose ferran, who coined the term fetch. He is also the author of marshalling the faithful, goodnight saigon, jungle rules, and the fictional jack valentine marine sniper series. Charles chuck mawhinney was one of the most lethal snipers of the vietnam war with 103 confirmed kills.
In 1993, he started a book series called bob lee swagger, which contains eight titles. From there he received orders to vietnam where upon arrival he was assigned as a rifleman to 1st marine. The sniper, known only as the cobra, had already killed several marines and. During the vietnam war, marine gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock.
Don lomaxs critically acclaimed vietnam journal series returns with all new stories. The sniper in 1969 the vietnam war was finally winding down. Carlos hathcock was an amazing sniper and appears to be one of americas best during the vietnam war. The sniper got 700 yards away and calmly slotted a bullet through the generals heart. Marine sniper carlos hathcocks three important vietnam war missions in the.
Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. Longest shot, the apache, the cobra, the heroism, the tributes best snipers series. Vhs and introduced by the ultimate sniper author major john plaster. More from sky soldiers a documentary film about the 173rd in vietnam. Carlos hathcock remarked about him, eric is a great man, a great shooter, and a great marine. We had national match xm21 m14s, national match ammo, 3x9 redfield scopes, starlight scopes and a bag full of bravado. From there he received orders to vietnam where upon arrival he was assigned as a rifleman to 1st marine division, 5th marine regiment, 1st battalion lima company. A vietnam war sniper crawled carlos hathcock was a genuine.
From the legend to the reaperon the battlefield with special. The seventh bob swagger book is dead zero and was released in december 28th 2010 and the setting is the global war that is ongoing on terrorism. The information on this page was obtained through historical documents, books and also personal contact via email and other means. Someone whose sole job was to psychologically dismantle the enemy, to play mind games with them, to instill fear in them not by killing them in mass but to select a few within the. I just arrived at my new location, 347th, tigers lair.
Apr 02, 2009 ken went to vietnam the way many did involuntarily. And now, as war erupts in vietnam, ivan wants nothing more than to fight for his country, just as his father did in world war ii. The sniper may also have another weapon in addition to his sniper rifle. It also had some drama but not a lot because he had to come home and leave again which caused some tension between him and his wife.
The protagonist of stephen hunters bob lee swagger thriller series. Hunter started another series of books in 2000 called earl swagger, which features three titles. A north vietnamese sniper was sent to kill hathcock. Home vietnam snipers the sniper s task usually include, but are not limited to, countersniping operations, killing enemy commanders, and demoralizing the enemy, killing their ability to wage war. Carlos hathcock was a genuine vietnam war hero and an undisputed legend in. But wards account of mawhinneys 101 kills, most accomplished with his primary m40 modified remington 40x bolt action rifle with a redfield 39x accurange scope. Hathcock patiently waited for the cobra to make a mistake. For two days they tracked this sniper by bow they were calling him the cobra. When brady nash receives a cryptic letter, he realizes that his foster brother may have been murdered in vietnam and is compelled him to join the military in order to find the truth. The gomorrah principle a vietnam sniper story rick destefanis. Flying the cobra attack helicopter in vietnam 1 by zahn, randy r. Born october 30, 1949, in zanesville, ohio, ronnie marshall served as a us army sergeant and a sniper in south vietnam. During the vietnam war, hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of pavn and viet.
Marine sniper carlos hathcocks three important vietnam war missions in the mid1960s with details not commonly known. His record precision shooting made him a legend in the marine. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open. He also has written two books about ray cruz, along with several earlier novels. Ken went to vietnam the way many did involuntarily.
Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u. See more ideas about vietnam, vietnam war photos and vietnam war. You can try sniper on the easter front by albrecht wacker about sepp alleberger, a crack german sniper on ww2 credited with 257 kills and possibly responsible for 5x more. This is the saga of the cobrathe attack helicopterits development and introduction into vietnam during the summer of 67, and the stories of the men who flew. Developed as a private venture by the manufacturer, and based on the mechanics of the ubiquitous uh1 huey, the cobra proved a huge success once introduced into combat with the us army in 1966. Enlisting in the united states army, he is trained to be a sniper. He was gunnery sergeant sniper, belonging to the united states marine corps. She was killed in 1966 by carlos hathcock, who was part of a sniper team of the united states marine corps. The vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him apr 23, 2016 nick knight carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942, in north little rock, arkansas. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read night of the cobra. With a radio those two snipers could lay waste to an entire division by calling in artillery, close air support, mortars, ect. The sniper introduces character nypd sergeant, joe ryker.
Longest shot, the apache, the cobra, the heroism, the tributes best snipers series book 4 kindle edition by burgess, robert f download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Sharpshooter by chris lynch scholastic books for kids. He had figured this war would be like the american civil war, with a clear north and south, but in vietnam the enemy is all around and impossible to identify. And the duel that he and hathcock would have, along with its finish, is the stuff of legend. Turner wrote a book, phantom of phu bai, about him. Naval magazine, the sea tiger, had made his name known at last to the north vietnamese. Determine which of the sniper equipment evaluated is most suitable.
His book writing career started off with the master sniper in 1980. Apache was a female viet cong sniper and interrogator known as apache, because of her methods of torturing us marines and arvn troops and letting them bleed to death. With 98 confirmed kills within six months of action, he is one of the five american snipers with most kills in the vietnam war. The vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemy. Iceman, shadow boxer, gold dust, and slot machine, all. Jul 28, 2017 a vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open field, killed nva general with one shot, then crawled back. The radio, not the sniper rifle, is the most dangerous weapon they have. As seen in clint eastwoods film american sniper, snipers enjoy the view atop buildings in urban environments, but they risk creating. One day orders came down that there was an opportunity to go to long range firing training for those who were classified as an expert rifleman. A story about a young vietnam sniper, the gomorrah principle has the ingredients to become an instant classic among war novels. He attended scout sniper school at camp pendleton and graduated in april 1968. Time to hunt by stephen hunter, point of impact by stephen hunter, sniper one. Jul 01, 2004 meet adelbert waldron ii, whose 109 confirmed kills in vietnam made him the most successful sniper in american military history, and tom moose ferran, who coined the term fetch.
The ak47s erupted again as hathcock picked up his three spent shell casings and slowly eased himself from his sniper s perch. James patterson night sniper night sniper is one of the stories in the bookshots series and is written by james patterson and christopher charles. May 07, 2009 more from sky soldiers a documentary film about the 173rd in vietnam. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine corps usmc sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The cobra, the heroism, the tributes best snipers series book 4 english. In my own small way without openly naming names but by the main characters deeds i try to perpetuate it in my kindle ebook short stories ghost sniper and return of ghost sniper which some of you readers keyed in on quick quickly. Mythbusters called themselves disproving this scenario saying if a round would hit the recieving snipers sight, it wouldnt penetrate the scope. Evaluate current employment of sniper personnel and equipment in vietnam. While the exact number of his confirmed kills isnt known, the number is suspected to hover around the 77 mark, and his fellow soldiers and snipers have gone on to remember him as a gifted and exemplary soldier and army sniper. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading carlos hathcock. Fresh out of sniper school and a three day pass at vung tau. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open field, killed nva general with one shot, then crawled back. Numbers in the title of each clip indicate the order they appear in the final film.
When brady nash receives a cryptic letter, he realizes that his foster brother may have been murdered in vietnam and is compelled him to join the military in order. Us army ah1 cobra units in vietnam osprey publishing. Carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942 at little rock, arkansas and died on february 23, 1999 at the age of 56 years. In the dense and steamy jungle warfare present in the vietnam war, the uses for a highly trained sniper were many. Selected lessons info intended for other allied forces. Jul 29, 2015 the sniper may also have another weapon in addition to his sniper rifle. Like the other books in the joe ryker series, it was republished in 1989 with the author as jack cannon. From the legend to the reaperon the battlefield with special operations snipers ebook written by chris martin, sofrep. He was enlisted in the marine corps at the age of seventeen years, on may 20, 1959. The legend of carlos hathcock sniper extraordinary will live on forever. The explosive true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war. Built as a key weapon in the advanced aerial fire support system concept of 1965, the. Chris lynch is a national book award finalist and the author of many highly acclaimed books for young adults, including the big game of everything, who the man, and the michael l.
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