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Confirmed Kill: Heroic Sniper Stories from the Jungles of Vietnam to the Mountains of Afghanistan Kindle Edition

by Nigel Cawthorne (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 56 ratings
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Real-life accounts of the highly trained marksmen who have honed the art of killing to a fine edge—and can turn the tides of war with one perfect shot.

Elite snipers—with their deadly aim, iron nerves, killer instincts and unwavering courage—play a more critical role in modern military missions than ever before. Confirmed Kill accurately recounts the heroic actions of the world’s deadliest snipers, from the one-on-one duel between a U.S. Marine sniper and his North Vietnamese counterpart that ended with a miracle shot straight through the Vietcong soldier’s gun scope, to the shot fired from a mountain ridge in Afghanistan that dropped an unsuspecting Taliban fighter over a mile away. Confirmed Kill details the missions of the most legendary snipers:
  • Chuck Mawhinney—Marine with 103 Vietnam War confirmed kills
  • Adelbert Waldron—U.S. record holder with 109 confirmed kills
  • Timothy Kellner—Army sergeant with more than 100 confirmed kills in Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Craig Harrison—British corporal with the world-record kill shot at 2,707 Yards
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Serial Killers and Mass Murderers: Profiles of the World's Most Barbaric Criminals-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE -9781569755785-14.95-Ulysses Press-1/2007-14000--
History of Pirates: Blood and Thunder on the High Seas-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE -9780785818564-7.99-Book Sales Inc.-6/2004-43000--
The Mammoth Book of Inside the Elite Forces-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE-9780762433827-13.95-Running Press-8/2008-2000--
Warrior Elite-NIGEL-CAWTHORNE-9781569759301-14.95-Ulysses Press-5/2010---

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Serial Killers and Mass Murderers: Profiles of the World's Most Barbaric Criminals|NIGEL|CAWTHORNE |9781569755785|14.95|Ulysses Press|1/2007|14000||
History of Pirates: Blood and Thunder on the High Seas|NIGEL|CAWTHORNE |9780785818564|7.99|Book Sales Inc.|6/2004|43000||
The Mammoth Book of Inside the Elite Forces|NIGEL|CAWTHORNE|9780762433827|13.95|Running Press|8/2008|2000||
Warrior Elite|NIGEL|CAWTHORNE|9781569759301|14.95|Ulysses Press|5/2010|||

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006CPARI2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ulysses Press (December 6, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2045 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Nigel Cawthorne

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Nigel Cawthorne is a journalist turned book writer and specialises in history and crime stories, several of which have become bestsellers. His recent biography of Nikola Tesla has sold more than 200,000 copies. He has appeared on The Joan Rivers Show and in front of a Senate Select Committee.

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Prime Junkie
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for those interested in military history.
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2014
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This book covers a wide range of years in military history and sniper missions throughout many US involved conflicts and wars.
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Bob
4.0 out of 5 stars Of great interest
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2022
Of great interest to those who have not participated to this extent. Loved reading about the heroics and determination of these warriors.
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T.A.L. Dozer
3.0 out of 5 stars Sniping in Small Wars
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2011
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Being a military sniper myself and being an avid reader I have read practically every book out there on sniping if not all of them, so I may have rated this book a little hard. Like other books in this genre, it covers the required personalities like "white feather", but what I liked most about this sniper book was section two on "Small Wars" that covered sniping affairs in Aden, Northern Ireland, Falklands, Lebanon, Gulf War, Yugoslavia, Somalia and Chechnya. A vast majority of this section I have not read about elsewhere making this book worth the cost. The first section of the book covered sniping in Vietnam and the third section covered sniper operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Both these section were generally regurgitations of other works. Basically this book is not bad and could recommend it to reader new to the sniper genre of books.
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Robert Richard
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014
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Really enjoyed this book. Great story and very interesting read. Really appreciate what these true heroes have done for our Country.
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Greg Hooten
2.0 out of 5 stars Confirmed Kill
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2012
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I am not a sniper, but have been an avid shooter for many years and have read much of the literature in the bibliography. I would avoid this book if you have more than a passing interest in sniping. Reading the books from the bibliography would probably be much more interesting. This is essentially a rehash with no new material from these books and seems to have stripped the life from all of the events. Errors abound bothy typographic and technical. For example describing a .50 caliber bullet as the size of a bottle going down range. While the cartridge is large, but bullet is about 2 inches long. Another story purports a shot at 1000 yds with a wind that since it was only 3mph could be ignored. Hard to dispute because of difficulty knowing what gun was being used, but since that sniper had used a .308 previously, then that 3mph wind would have pushed the bullet about 30" left or right (the description does not say which way) of point of aim. The quality is just too inconsistent. I give 2 stars for some new material, but in general, stay away.
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Joe
1.0 out of 5 stars Book Report?
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2012
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It may sound unfair that I write a review without having finshed the book, but quite honestly I just can't force myself to go on. The author apparently has read all the same books I have and has decided to retell them from the perspective of an eigth grader doing a book report complete with gramatical, punctuation, and composition errors. The poor writing takes away from any events in this book that are not retells of other books.
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Mike O'Connor
3.0 out of 5 stars Recycled Sniper Stories!
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2012
There have been a number of excellent books published in the past 20 years on snipers. Just about all of them are listed in the bibliography found in Nigel Cawthorne's CONFIRMED KILL, a 2012 Ulysses Press release. CONFIRMED KILL however will never join the ranks of those books since all it does is retell the stories contained in those books.

CONFIRMED KILL takes a chronological approach, describing the exploits of snipers, mostly American, who saw combat in Vietnam, Aden, Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Lebanon, Grenada and so on through Iraq and Afghanistan. Some of the famous shooters covered include Carlos Hatchcock, Chuck Mawhinney, Adelbert Waldron, Shughart and Gordon, etc.

So, if you're a sniper buff, reading CONFIRMED KILL will give you a dose of literary deja vu. On the other hand, it brings together sniper tales from Iraq, Aden, Chechnya, Panama, Yugoslavia, Somalia and other conflicts. Heads/tales; your call, folks.

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Pysyko
1.0 out of 5 stars Confirmed Kill, more like a complete miss...
Reviewed in Canada on May 10, 2013
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Re: Confirmed Kill...
While I'm sure Mr. Cawthorne had every intention of writing, therefor recording forever the the feats & dangers & skills inherent in individuals working as snipers, I feel he has
"missed his target".
What we are left with are common tales retold.
Also, instead of focusing on the various sniping missions, I found him to be aiming an attack on Canadian Soldiers, who faced unfair accusations about unrelated matters!
What purpose did bringing up unrelated legal issues have to do with the various soldiers risking their lives while extinguishing dangerous attacks at remarkable ranges???
Also, what need to put all these men & women back in the danger range by blabbering their personal information, location etc?
Just because all this information is available to any 5 year old on an IPhone doesn't mean you have to wrap up like a gift for some 72 virgin starved maniac...
Well, that's my two cents Canadian... You asked for a review!!!
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trigger
4.0 out of 5 stars Brave hearts
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 26, 2013
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Good stories of snipers in action from all over the world revealing the methods of operation and the mind set of these natural born killers. Often operating alone and vastly outnumbered they show initiative and bravery to fulfil their missions.
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WILLIAM D GRIFFITHS
4.0 out of 5 stars I FOR ONE COULD NOT DO THIS JOB
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 16, 2012
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this is the first book on sniper i have read,i found it very interesting,the unbearable tasks a sniper had to do.its one book that you cannot put down,a great read.
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T. Clegg
4.0 out of 5 stars Decent read, kept my attention.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 13, 2013
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Good book to read if you like stories of this nature, passed the time without boring me, I enjoyed it.
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