Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills

Charles Henderson

Oct 2001 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

The explosive true story of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, a legendary Marine sniper in the Vietnam War.

There have been many Marines. There have been many marksmen. But there has only been one Sergeant Carlos Hathcock.

He stalked the Viet Cong behind enemy lines—on their own ground. And each time, he emerged from the jungle having done his duty. His record is one of the finest in military history, with ninety-three confirmed kills.

This is the story of a simple man who endured incredible dangers and hardships for his country and his Corps. These are the missions that have made Carlos Hathcock a legend in the brotherhood of Marines. They are exciting, powerful, chilling—and all true.

INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

Ratings and reviews

Carlos Hathcock would have to be considered as the Marines Marine!!! I couldn't help but smile when he said he was standing on My Dong. He may have been a smallish man at a buck fifty but he lived exceptionally large. I can honestly say that I don't know a single person that could have lived his life. This was a man that should have been awarded the Medal of Honor but turned medals down because he was just doing what anyone else would have done. I don't know another person deceased, or alive, that could have, or would have, done what he did. He had a great love for country, Corps and his fellow Marines. I believe with all my heart that John Wayne would have had to look up to Carlos Hathcock. As John Wayne was merely an actor and Staff Sergeant Hathcock was the real deal.

Of all of the books I've read about my beloved Marine Corps this is definitely THE TOP ONE on my list. Although I was just a baby in diapers when this war was happening; when I joined the United States Marine Corps at 22 it was my D.I. that brought and focused my attention on this Marine and alot of the awesome feats he'd went through. Little did I realize that it was this brave brother who is the GRANDFATHER of sniper training and made sniper training what it is today. GOD BLESS GUNNY HATHCOCK AND SEMPER FI!!

I cant imagine what it was like to be a sniper in the Vietnam war but the description given in this book allowed me to see into the snipers world. Carlos Hathcock is an amazing individual.

About the author

Charles Henderson is a veteran of more than twenty-three years in the United States Marine Corps, with a distinguished career spanning from Vietnam to the Gulf War, after which he retired as a Chief Warrant Officer. He is the author of the critically acclaimed military classics Marine Sniper and Silent Warrior, which first chronicled the exploits of USMC sniper Carlos Hathcock. He is also the author of Marshalling the Faithful, Goodnight Saigon, Jungle Rules, and the fictional Jack Valentine Marine Sniper series.