{"product_id":"a-snipers-journey-the-truth-about-the-man-behind-the-rifle-paperback","title":"A Sniper's Journey: The Truth about the Man Behind the Rifle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary D. Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Hirsh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDouglas Valentine\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Vietnam sniper tells his story and reveals the battles he fought even after the war was over...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1968, Gary Mitchell enlisted in the Army and was sent to Vietnam, where he earned a reputation for keeping his head in extreme situations. This caught the eye of his superiors, who trained him in long-distance shooting, setting him on the path to becoming a sniper. Over a twenty-four-year career, Mitchell had twenty-four confirmed kills, most of these in Vietnam, where intelligence agents \"borrowed\" him from his Army unit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not just the story of a man at war; it's also about the war within the man, because the memories of his sniper missions followed him home, throughout his career and into civilian life. And as the years went by, the full realization of what he'd done in the line of duty came back to haunt Mitchell's scarred conscience. With the love and support of his wife, Ellen, he struggled to understand what had happened to him, and what his actions revealed about him. And though the immediate horror of Vietnam was long past, he found himself facing a different kind battle--one that nearly destroyed him.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary D. Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e served in Vietnam, earning a Bronze Star for Valor, two Purple Heart Medals, and the Combat Infantryman Badge, and participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hirsh\u003c\/b\u003e was a combat correspondent with the 25th Infantry Division at Cu Chi, Vietnam, in 1966, where he earned the CIB. In 2002 he was embedded with Air Force Combat Search and Rescue forces in Operation Enduring Freedom to write \u003ci\u003eNone Braver: U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen in the War on Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e. Hirsh is a George Foster Peabody Award and Writers Guild Award winner, as well as an Emmy winning documentary producer and investigative reporter.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.04 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377168498866,"sku":"9780451220516","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/18a59b734d8a1b721f471de9b84aece6.webp?v=1777721011","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-snipers-journey-the-truth-about-the-man-behind-the-rifle-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}