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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 âThe Legendâ; meanwhile, the enemy feared him so much they named him al-Shaitan (âthe devilâ) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle, who was tragically killed in 2013, writes honestly about the pain of warâincluding the deaths of two close SEAL teammatesâand 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, Kyleâs masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.
SEAL Team 3 Chief Chris Kyle (1974â2013) was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, and numerous other citations. Following four combat tours in Iraq, he became chief instructor for training Naval Special Warfare sniper teams. He is the author of American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms. A native Texan, Kyle is survived by his wife, Taya, and their two children.
Scott McEwen is a trial lawyer in San Diego.
Jim DeFelice is the author of sixteen NY Times best-sellers, including American Sniper, the basis for Bradley Cooperâs blockbuster movie of the same name. Some of his other credits include Every Man a Hero, a best-selling account of Ray Lambertâs heroics at D-Day in World War Two, and They Called Us Lucky, the story of Lima 3/25, the Marine Corpsâ hardest hit unit in the Iraq War, and the life of Congressman Ruben Gallego, a Harvard undergrad who joined the Corps to serve as an enlisted grunt.