02274cam a2200349 i 4500 260513818 TxAuBib 20160411120000.0 071115s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2007047207 9780312354565 hardcover $25.95 0312354568 hardcover $25.95 9780312354725 pbk. $14.95 031235472X pbk. $14.95 TxAuBib rda Halberstadt, Hans. Trigger men [TP] : shadow team, spider-man, the magnificent bastards, and the American combat sniper / Hans Halberstadt. 1st ed. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008. xxii, 277 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. 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. 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. 20160411. Snipers United States. Sniping (Military science) History. Iraq War, 2003- Personal narratives, American. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2007047207-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2007047207-d.html Publisher description