Soldier; A Sniper's Story of Vietnam

Binghamton, NY: Brundage Publishing, 2001. The Military Book Club edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. [6], 307, [7] pages. Illustrations. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. From the author's introduction: "This story is about a soldier. I have been many different kinds of soldier. Even in the rebellious and destructive part of my youth, I was quick to defend the weak and innocent, as well as myself from perceived wrongdoing. Perhaps this is a clue as to why my story turned out the way it did." A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics, and often also serve as scouts/observers feeding tactical information back to their units or command headquarters. In addition to long-range and high-grade marksmanship, military snipers are trained in a variety of special operation techniques: detection, stalking, target range estimation methods, camouflage, field craft, infiltration, special reconnaissance and observation, surveillance and target acquisition.