
Shooter
The Autobiography of the Top-Ranked Marine Sniper
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Dick Hill
Gunnery Sergeant Jack Coughlin is a divorced father of two who grew up in a wealthy Boston suburb. At the age of 19, although he had never even held a gun, he joined the Marines and would spend the next 20 years behind the scope of a long-range precision rifle as a sniper.
In that time, he accumulated one of the most successful sniper records in the Corps, ranging through many of the world's hotspots. During Operation Iraqi Freedom alone, he recorded at least 36 kills, 13 of them in a single 24-hour period.
Now Coughlin has written a highly personal story about his deadly craft, taking readers deep inside an invisible society that is off-limits to outsiders. This is not a heroic battlefield memoir but the careful study of an exceptional man who must keep his sanity while carrying forward one of the deadliest legacies in the U.S. military today.
©2005 Gunnery Sgt. Jack Coughlin, USMC, and Capt. Casey Kuhlman, USMCR, with Donald A. Davis (P)2005 Blackstone AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...




















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"The 3rd Battalion has a veteran sniper, Staff Sergeant Jack Coughlin, for whom the war in Iraq was only the latest of many wars; he fought in Mogadishu, too. On the first day of battle at the Diyala Bridge, he had 11 kills. He is one of the best snipers in the Marine Corps, perhaps the very best. When I asked one of his commanders about his skills, the commander smiled and said, 'I'm just glad he's on our side.'" (Peter Maas)
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Gunnery Sergeant Jack Coughlin at his best
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Would you listen to Shooter again? Why?
Yes, and I probably will, simply because it is an interesting look at war from the inside.Who was your favorite character and why?
The main character, Jack.What three words best describe Dick Hill’s voice?
Drop the accent.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
An inside look at war where life and death are decided between heartbeats.Any additional comments?
The US is lucky to have patriots like Jack Coughlin. So many liberals think that Marines and other US military personnel are just unfeeling, unthinking automatons to be pushed around on a world chess board to accomplish a stated mission. That's not the case. These are honorable citizen-soldiers with hearts and minds who, like Jack Coughlin, will do what is necessary to protect the people of United States.As someone who did a fair amount of shooting in the Marine Corps, I can attest to how difficult really good shooting is at great distances. Coughlin is like a major-league perfect-game pitcher compared to most of us sand--lot players.
As for the reader, he has a good voice, but should not have attempted the Bostonian accent. It sounded a bit pretentious and was distracting. If Jack Coughlin had read it with his own accent, that would have been fine, because that's who he is.
Inside look at war
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Marines Marine
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If you could sum up Shooter in three words, what would they be?
Unique different alien. A glimpse into a unique world. Honest and detailed discussion of what it is like to have a career as a sniper. Many descriptions of battles and missions. Slim thread of story woven to pull it together. Easy to listen to. I have zero background to understand this and it was easy to follow. Entertaining. A bit chilling at times but that is because it is so real.If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Truth is stranger than fiction.Any additional comments?
If you enjoy this topic you will like this because it will probably feel accurate to you. If you like reading diverse topics, give it a try as it is well written and easy to understand. I found parts of it somewhat amazing.Unique and delivers.
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First rate story!
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Just OK
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Definately worth reading
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Deadly Story
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As the author is from Massachusetts, to me the narration lent some authenticity!
Amazing story of a true Marine hero.
Excellent war memoir
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