Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37790 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 352 pages

Customer Reviews

very good read
A Gulf War 2 story. Very enjoyable and well written, this is both a shoot 'em up and a work of home spun philosophy, adding further insights into the continuing problem that is modern day Iraq, in addition to the art of the modern sniper. Also adds new dimensions to the burgeoning quota of books about this conflict. Well worth reading.

Badly Written Loyalist Rubbish
The book, embarrassingly, tries to perpetuates the myth that Iraq had something to do with 9/11. Which of course it didn't and neither did Sadam Hussein or anyone else in Iraq. It amazes me that the author has the balls to imply that there was a connection. And that just about sets the tone of the whole book - Americans being the good guys and doing all they can to avoid harming the innocent, and the Iraqis being evil terrorist.

The actions scenes are boring and I felt no emotional connection with the author. Most of the book is spent going on about setting up his pet project, which seem like a good idea, but the narrative has more clichés than a Kevin Costner film. The upshot is Jack Coughin may have had an interesting career, but it doesn't come across in his book. He's no writer, and he should have used a qualified ghost writer or let a journalist write it for him. His loyalty to the bankrupt unofficial line from the Republican party, and his simplistic take on the war goes along way to undermine any credibility the book could have had.

Honest, simple and brutal
A basic story of one mans war seen through a soldiers' eyes. Please see my comment after A. Davies' review.