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Both a uniquely intimate look at what makes a sniper tick and a harrowing read filled with dramatic war tales, Trigger Men is a book about killing and what it takes to be the ultimate warrior. Hans Halberstadt takes readers deeper inside the elusive world of snipers than ever before, from recruitment and training to the brutality of the killing fields. Mixed into the thrilling narrative, for the first time ever in their own words, American combat snipers talk about what it is like to kill a man and what it takes to become one of the elite. Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews, Halberstadt gets inside the sniper mind and shows how Shadow Team confidence led to success that led to even more aggressive operations. Readers will learn how snipers think and interact as a team, how missions are planned and executed, how the weapons work, and even what happens when a bullet strikes its target.

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Bordering on indispensable. --Booklist An insightful analysis-with first-person commentary from veterans of Iraq-of the changing role of the sniper on the modern urban battlefield...not for the squeamish, but for those looking for a thorough primer on the role of the military sniper in today's counterinsurgency missions, this is a solid introduction. --Publisher's Weekly A chilling look inside what a sniper's effect has on both friend and foe. Straightforward and insightful. A must read for all Americans. --Jack Coughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Shooter

Bordering on indispensable. --Booklist An insightful analysis-with first-person commentary from veterans of Iraq-of the changing role of the sniper on the modern urban battlefield...not for the squeamish, but for those looking for a thorough primer on the role of the military sniper in today's counterinsurgency missions, this is a solid introduction. --Publisher's Weekly A chilling look inside what a sniper's effect has on both friend and foe. Straightforward and insightful. A must read for all Americans. --Jack Coughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Shooter Bordering on indispensable. Booklist An insightful analysis-with first-person commentary from veterans of Iraq-of the changing role of the sniper on the modern urban battlefield not for the squeamish, but for those looking for a thorough primer on the role of the military sniper in today's counterinsurgency missions, this is a solid introduction. Publisher's Weekly A chilling look inside what a sniper's effect has on both friend and foe. Straightforward and insightful. A must read for all Americans. Jack Coughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Shooter Bordering on indispensable. -- Booklist An insightful analysis-with first-person commentary from veterans of Iraq-of the changing role of the sniper on the modern urban battlefield...not for the squeamish, but for those looking for a thorough primer on the role of the military sniper in today's counterinsurgency missions, this is a solid introduction. --Publishers Weekly A chilling look inside what a sniper's effect has on both friend and foe. Straightforward and insightful. A must read for all Americans. --Jack Coughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Shooter Bordering on indispensable. -- Booklist An insightful analysis-with first-person commentary from veterans of Iraq-of the changing role of the sniper on the modern urban battlefield...not for the squeamish, but for those looking for a thorough primer on the role of the military sniper in today's counterinsurgency missions, this is a solid introduction. --Publishers Weekly A chilling look inside what a sniper's effect has on both friend and foe. Straightforward and insightful. A must read for all Americans. --Jack Coughlin, New York Times bestselling author of Shooter A chilling look inside what a sniper's effect has on both friend and foe. Straightforward and insightful. --Jack Coughlin, Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (Ret.), and New York Times bestselling author of SHOOTER Praise for ROUGHNECK NINE ONE: A gritty inside look at a Special Forces team at work. -- Publishers Weekly A rare glimpse into the inner workings of a Special Forces A-team...A true story that is easy to read and hard to put down. -- Army Magazine A gripping account...A notable contribution to the literature on both the Iraq war and the capabilities of special-ops units. -- Booklist A terrific inside look at a Special Forces A-Team at war. -Sean Naylor, author of Not a Good Day to Die ROUGHNECK NINE ONE takes you behind the scenes into the struggles, complications, preparation, training, and turf issues faced by our most elite forces as they go into battle. --Col. Gerald Schumacher, US Army Special Forces (Retired), author of TO BE A US ARMY GREEN BERET A powerful no-holds barred, first-hand account of actual ground combat in Iraq. ROUGHNECK NINE ONE most definitely captures the professionalism, comradeship, self-sacrifice, and courage that define the heart and soul of America's finest warriors---US Army Special Forces. A must-read book! --Col. Tom Yarborough, USAF, author of DA NANG DIARY

A chilling look inside what a sniper's effect has on both friend and foe. Straightforward and insightful. --Jack Coughlin, Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (Ret.), and New York Times bestselling author of SHOOTER <br>Praise for ROUGHNECK NINE ONE: <p><br> A gritty inside look at a Special Forces team at work. -- Publishers Weekly <p><br> A rare glimpse into the inner workings of a Special Forces A-team...A true story that is easy to read and hard to put down. -- Army Magazine <p><br> A gripping account...A notable contribution to the literature on both the Iraq war and the capabilities of special-ops units. -- Booklist <p><br> A terrific inside look at a Special Forces A-Team at war. -Sean Naylor, author of Not a Good Day to Die <p><br> ROUGHNECK NINE ONE takes you behind the scenes into the struggles, complications, preparation, training, and turf issues faced by our most elite forces as they go into battle. --Col. Gerald Schumacher, US Army Special Forces (Retired), author of TO BE A US ARMY GREEN BERET <p><br> A powerful no-holds barred, first-hand account of actual ground combat in Iraq. ROUGHNECK NINE ONE most definitely captures the professionalism, comradeship, self-sacrifice, and courage that define the heart and soul of America's finest warriors---US Army Special Forces. A must-read book! --Col. Tom Yarborough, USAF, author of DA NANG DIARY <br>

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Hans Halberstadt has authored or coauthored more than fifty books, most on U.S. Special Operations forces, armor, and artillery. He served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter door gunner in Vietnam. He lives in San Jose, California.

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