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02992aam a2200373 i 4500 001 5C2E9C66D44011EDBB4D5B0C4EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230406010038 008 221007s2023 nyua 000 0beng 010 $a 2022048294 020 $a 125028242X 020 $a 9781250282422 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Lindsay, Jim, $e author. 245 14 $a The sniper : $b the untold story of the Marine Corps' greatest marksman of all time / $c Jim Lindsay ; foreword by Chuck Mawhinney. 246 30 $a Untold story of the Marine Corps' greatest marksman of all time 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b St. Martin's Press, $c 2023. 300 $a xviii, 230 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "Jim Lindsay's The Sniper reveals, for the first time ever, the story of the deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history, Chuck Mawhinney, who served in the Vietnam war at age 18-written with his full cooperation and participation. Charles "Chuck" Mawhinneyis a United States Marine who holds the Corps' record for the most confirmed sniper kills (and the second most of any US service member in history), having recorded 103 confirmed kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War. He was also the youngest-killingthe enemy as a teenager. In 1967, at the age of 18, Mawhinney joined the Marines and began his assent from recruit to the Marine Corps' deadliest sniper. During his tours-in one of the most dangerous war zones of Vietnam-his character and charisma helpedhim deal with life and death in a hell hole with other young men a long way from home. After Vietnam, Mawhinney married and settled into his post-war life, raised a family, and was content that no one knew of his accomplishments in war. Then in 1991 he was startled and dismayed when outed by a fellow Marine sniper, Joseph Ward, who spoke of Mawhinney's number of kills in his book, Dear Mom. Newspapers picked up the story and Mawhinney's life changed forever. The notoriety troubled him at first, but then he accepted the fame and used the opportunity to train service men and lawmen in the art of long-distance shooting. At last, Chuck's full story is told, including his heroic exploits in battle and the terrible toll that taking a life exerts on a human being"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Mawhinney, Chuck, $d 1949- 610 10 $a United States. $b Sniper Platoon $b Marine Regiment, 5th. $b Sniper Platoon $v Biography. 650 0 $a Vietnam War, 1961-1975 $x Campaigns. 700 1 $a Mawhinney, Chuck, $d 1949- $e writer of foreword. 941 $a 8 952 $l SIPD314 $d 20240712013419.0 952 $l T2PB062 $d 20240430104228.0 $m t2pb062 952 $l FFPC194 $d 20240410010157.0 952 $l SFPH074 $d 20240314025727.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20231005013102.0 952 $l SEPC074 $d 20230725010837.0 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20230414010532.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20230406010114.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5C2E9C66D44011EDBB4D5B0C4EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search