American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History [Paperback]

The #1New York Timesbestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwoods blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie.

An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraqa humanizing, brave story thats extremely readable.  PATRICIA CORNWELL,New York Times Book Review

Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting. RICHARD ROEPER,Chicago Sun-Times

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him The Legend ; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named himal-Shaitan( the devil ) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, an Iraq War veteran who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of warincluding the deaths of two close SEAL teammatesand in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris.

Gripping and unforgettable, Kyles masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences in this U.S. Navy SEAL memoir ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.

This unflinching military biography reveals the man behind the legend:

• An Elite SEAL Sniper:Go behind the scope with the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history as he protects his brothers-in-arms on the rooftops and in the streets of Iraq.
• The Pain of War:A brutally honest, first-person account of the tolls of combat, the loss of close teammates, and the difficult transition back to civilian life.
• A Familys Sacrifice:Through moving passages from his wife, Taya, witness the profound strains that constant deployment and the realities of war place on a marriage and a family.
• Patriotism and Duty: