American Sniper - Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen & Jim DeFelice

American Sniper

By Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen & Jim DeFelice

  • Release Date: 2013-10-15
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 364 Ratings

Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie. 

“An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq--a humanizing, brave story that’s extremely readable.” — PATRICIA CORNWELL, New York Times Book Review

"Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting." —RICHARD ROEPER, Chicago Sun-Times

From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly precision from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraq War, called him “The Legend”; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of war—including the deaths of two close SEAL teammates—and in moving first-person passages throughout, his wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their family, as well as on Chris. 

Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.

Reviews

  • American Sniper. Chris Kyle

    5
    By robin snipe
    A cross section of modern day war for an American patriot who was willing to sacrifice his life for our country. It’s about what he and others experienced to save our freedom giving their all while back home the people in the Republican Party have turned out to be worse and more dangerous to our democracy than those he and others fought on our behalf. I spit on those cowards for their ignorance and treason and prey that when it comes time to make the last stand to fight against them we have men like Chris Kyle to fight on our side.
  • AMA-zing

    5
    By Austina_Food1255
    I have the hard copy version of this book and have read the book almost 15 times it is AMA-zing
  • Moving

    5
    By Walgeen user
    Fantastic and honest accounting of the sacrifices these men make so WE can have the life and opportunities/freedoms that we have. This should be required reading.
  • What A Life

    5
    By A. M. McDonagh
    I couldn’t put this book down. Great read.
  • One of the most interesting books ever

    5
    By Timoth9617
    There’s so many stories this book that addresses things the movie misses. I highly recommend to anyone.
  • American Sniper

    5
    By Kevin's Poppy
    Excellent account of Chris Kyle’s life as a Seal and family man. He told us about his struggles as he mixed his life in the military and as a husband and father. It ends with testimonials from friends and team mates of their relationship with this hero and friend. His tragic death leaves us with the pain of losing this man as if we knew him. An easy read that keeps you coming back wanting more and more from Chris Kyle, Sniper and Chris Kyle, husband and dad. RIP.
  • American sniper

    5
    By FLASH Horton
    Best book ever read in my life
  • One of the most heartwarming eye opening books I have ever read

    5
    By Raz6200
    I loved this book from the moment I picked it up to the last page. My only regret is that I never had a chance to meet this amazing person. Chris Kyle was an American hero and an amazing father, husband and friend to all those lives that he touched. To say that the only the good die young is an understatement. I could go on and on, but I will end with Chris Kyle is my hero! God bless him and his Family.
  • Incredible

    5
    By Racortia
    Couldn't put it down. I think as American people we owe it to Chris Kyle to hear his story. A true hero.
  • True American

    5
    By dmwillau
    When it seems like so many have forgotten what America is all about, Chris Kyle reminds us all in the way he lived. This book goes way beyond the hero of battle and shows us how to be a hero in life. Thank you Chris Kyle for your service to this country.