BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS
HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF.Brandon Webbs experiences in the worlds 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 Webbs distinguished second career as a lead instructor for the shadowy sniper cell and Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of Americas finest and deadliest warriorsincluding Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kylethat makes his story so compelling. Luttrell credits Webbs training with his own survival during the ill-fated 2005 Operation Redwing in Afghanistan. Kyle went on to become the U.S. militarys 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 todays 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.
Authors
Brandon Webb
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2012-04-10
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- Format: Hardcover
- ISBN: 9780312604226
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