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02431aam a2200457 i 4500 001 6CDB5F6A989711E4B97AA57FDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150110010635 008 141015s2014 nyua b 000 0 eng 010 $a 2014040098 020 $a 1250067170 (hbk.) 020 $a 9781250067173 (hbk.) : 035 $a (OCoLC)889735868 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d IG# $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a UD333 $b .M313 2014 082 00 $a 356/.162 $2 23 100 1 $a Martin, Chris, $d 1974- $e author. 245 10 $a Modern American snipers : $b from The legend to The reaper : on the battlefield with special operations snipers / $c Chris Martin ; foreword by Eric Davis. 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c [2014] 300 $a viii, 312 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 25 cm. 520 $a "Most people think of snipers as shooters perched in urban hides, dealing out death unseen from a considerable distance. But this description barely scratches the surface. [The author explains that] special operations snipers are men with stacked skill sets who have the ability to turn the tide of battles, even when they aren't pulling the trigger ... These are the most experienced warriors on the battlefield, oftentimes the units' best assaulters with years of door-kicking under their belt. These are the men who run ops in small teams across borders, or dress like locals and pull off high-risk vehicle reconnaissance and singleton missions in non-permissive environments"--Dust jacket flap. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312). 650 0 $a Snipers $z United States. 650 0 $a Sniping (Military science) $x History. 650 0 $a Special operations (Military science) $z United States $x History $y 21st century. 651 0 $a United States $x History, Military $y 21st century. 941 $a 11 952 $l HQPD845 $d 20240516013013.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012030428.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110061237.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20190615010527.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107050232.0 952 $l MXPG943 $d 20180720043748.0 952 $l DKPC353 $d 20180707025731.0 952 $l VMPC334 $d 20170118032803.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826105826.0 952 $l RAPD371 $d 20150805013016.0 952 $l FWPE284 $d 20150213054620.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6CDB5F6A989711E4B97AA57FDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search