
The Reaper
Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · January 26, 2016
The Instant New York Times Bestseller by Co-Star of Fox's American Grit and Legendary Ranger Nicholas Irving.
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- Who it’s for
- A first-person Ranger sniper memoir, drawn to the brotherhood and hard realities of special operations combat.
- Themes
- Special operations combat, Military service, Brotherhood and sacrifice
- Genres
- Military Lives, Special Forces History, Afghan War (2001-)
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The Instant New York Times Bestseller by Co-Star of Fox's American Grit and Legendary Ranger Nicholas Irving. Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown.
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Irving shares the true story of his extraordinary military career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, when he set another record, this time for enemy kills on a single deployment. His teammates and chain of command labeled him "The Reaper," and his actions on the battlefield became the stuff of legend, culminating in an extraordinary face-off against an enemy sniper known simply as The Chechnian. Irving's astonishing first-person account of his development into an expert assassin offers a fascinating and extremely rare view of special operations combat missions through the eyes of a Ranger sniper during the Global War on Terrorism. From the brotherhood and sacrifice of teammates in battle to the cold reality of taking a life to protect another, no other book dives so deep inside the life of an Army sniper on point. Also available: Reaper: Ghost Target and Reaper: Threat Zero, the first books in Nicholas Irving's thrilling series that Brad Thor calls "one hell of a read"!
Inside the Mission
A first-person Ranger sniper memoir, drawn to the brotherhood and hard realities of special operations combat.
Come here for
- A rare view of combat missions through a Ranger sniper’s eyes
- The pull of battlefield pressure and teammate loyalty
Expect
- An account of a military career and 2009 Afghanistan deployment
- A clear-eyed look at the cost of taking a life to protect another
Where it sits
| Military Lives | 95% |
|---|---|
| Afghan War (2001-) | 87% |
| Special Forces History | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Military Lives
- Special Forces History
- Afghan War (2001-)
- Authors
- Nicholas Irving, Gary Brozek
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- January 26, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Special operations combat · Military service · Brotherhood and sacrifice
- Reading lane
- Military Lives