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St. Martin's Press
April 2012
On Sale: April 10, 2012
Featuring: Brandon Webb
400 pages
ISBN: 031260422X
EAN: 9780312604226
Kindle: B0071NMCKA
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Non-Fiction Memoir | Military
BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORSβ¦ HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF. Brandon Webbβs experiences in the worldβs most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, The Red Circle provides a rare and riveting look at the inner workings of the U.S. military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist. Yet it is Webbβs distinguished second career as a lead instructor for the shadowy βsniper cellβ and Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of Americaβs finest and deadliest warriorsβincluding Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyleβthat makes his story so compelling. Luttrell credits Webbβs training with his own survival during the ill-fated 2005 Operation Redwing in Afghanistan. Kyle went on to become the U.S. militaryβs top marksman, with more than 150 confirmed kills. From a candid chronicle of his student days, going through the sniper course himself, to his hair-raising close calls with Taliban and al Qaeda forces in the northern Afghanistan wilderness, to his vivid account of designing new sniper standards and training some of the most accomplished snipers of the twenty-first century, Webb provides a rare look at the making of the Special Operations warriors who are at the forefront of todayβs military. Explosive, revealing, and intelligent, The Red Circle provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most challenging and secretive military training courses in the world.
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