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Author:
Martinez, Paul, 1984- author.
Title:
When the killer man comes : eliminating terrorists as a special operations sniper / Paul Martinez with George Galdorisi.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
xxxi, 261 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Subject:
Martinez, Paul,--1984-
United States.--Battalion, 3rd--Ranger Regiment, 75th.--Battalion, 3rd--Biography.
Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.
Snipers--United States--Biography.
Special operations (Military science)--United States--History--21st century.
Terrorism--United States--Prevention.
Afghan War, 2001---Campaigns.
Other Authors:
Galdorisi, George, 1948- author.
Contents:
Chechen sniper -- Night ops -- Sugar shack -- Working with the DEA -- Saving the calvary scouts -- Castle mission -- Simo shoot -- Tangi Valley -- Eye on the prize.
Summary:
"The thrilling combat memoir by special operations sniper Paul Martinez, who spent seven years in Special Operations and was a sniper assigned to 3rd Ranger Battalion. America has one force with the single mission of direct action to capture or kill the enemy. That force is the 75th Ranger Regiment. Staff Sergeant Paul Martinez was a Ranger Sniper with the 75th Rangers during the desperate fighting in Afghanistan in 2011 when the United States made the decision to try to withdraw from Afghanistan. It was never going to be easy. There were still a large number of senior Taliban and al Qaeda leaders and other terrorists in secure locations throughout that country. If the United States withdrew from Afghanistan with these terrorists and their networks still intact, they could quickly take over the country and undo all the gains that we made. These terrorists needed to be eliminated, and there was only one force to do it--the Rangers. The mission was to capture or kill as many of these terrorists as possible. Paul Martinez was one of the deadliest snipers assigned to this unit, dubbed "Team Merrill," after the Marauders of World War II fame. Martinez and his fellow Rangers faced near-impossible odds taking on an enemy who knew they were coming and who employed every conceivable tactic to kill these Rangers. In When the Killer Man Comes, Martinez tells the harrowing true story of how he and his team hunted America's enemies in an operation that would have repercussions that are still felt today."--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1250094402
9781250094407
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1001321819
LCCN:
2017056737
Locations:
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)
YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)
D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

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