Shock Factor: American Snipers in the War on Terror

Some decent stuff in here from a technical point of view but more cheerleading and less “we fckd this place up, we made the problem we are now bleeding to fix” then there should be. 2.5 stars and that’s generous.

This book seemed to be have written to persuade people on how important snipers are in conflict. They are often cut first from military budgets and are soldiers suffer for it without exp ert snipers. This book was interesting because it explained how impactful the shock factor is in immobilizing and the enemy. When their comrade is shot out of nowhere, many people freeze and panic. The book also does a good job of emphasizing how technically difficult many of these long-distance shots are. It also made a point to say how these snipers are good people and are trying to protect others. They hate injustice and are willing to put themselves in danger to rescue people being tortured and persecuted by Islam terrorists.