Chris Kyle Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

V letech 1999 až 2009 zaznamenal Chris Kyle z jednotky amerického námořnictva SEAL nejvíce odstřelovačských zásahů v dějinách USA. Nepřátelé mu přezdívali „Ďábel“, spolubojovníci ze SEALu „Legenda“. Tato autobiografická kniha líčí strhujícím způsobem bojové zážitky, které Kyle na jednotlivých misích prožil a představuje jedny z nejvýznamnějších válečných memoárů všech dob. Přináší osobní zpověď vojáka od jeho výcviku přes jednotlivá nasazení až po traumata z války.

Chris Kyle, autor bestselleru Americký sniper, stačil ještě před svou smrtí připravit publikaci, ve které zachycuje příběhy z dějin Spojených států – prostřednictvím deseti nejslavnějších zbraní vypráví historii USA od občanské války až po současnost. Seznámíte se tak např. se Spencerovou opakovačkou, armádním revolverem Colt ráže 45, Thompsonovým samopalem nebo puškou M16 a také s hrdiny, kteří je používali.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FOLLOW-UP TO AMERICAN SNIPER Join Chris Kyle on a journedy to discover “how 10 firearms changed United States history” (New York Times Book Review) Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America—from the Revolution to the present—through the lens of ten iconic guns and the remarkable heroes who used them to shape history: the American long rifle, Spencer repeater, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester 1873 rifle, Springfield M1903 rifle, M1911 pistol, Thompson submachine gun, M1 Garand, .38 Special police revolver, and the M16 rifle platform Kyle himself used. American Gun is a sweeping epic of bravery, adventure, invention, and sacrifice. Featuring a foreword and afterword by Taya Kyle and illustrated with more than 100 photographs, this new paperback edition features a bonus chapter, “The Eleventh Gun,” on shotguns, derringers, and the Browning M2 machine gun.

Go deep into SEAL Team SIX, straight to the heart of one of its most legendary operators. When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.” Fearless is the story of a man of extremes, whose courage and determination were fueled by faith, family, and the love of a woman. It’s about a man who waged a war against his own worst impulses, including drug addiction, and persevered to reach the top tier of the U.S. military. In a deeply personal and absorbing chronicle, Fearless reveals a glimpse inside the SEAL Team SIX brotherhood, and presents an indelible portrait of a highly trained warrior whose final act of bravery led to the ultimate sacrifice. Adam Brown was a devoted man who was an unlikely hero but a true warrior, described by all who knew him as…fearless. “As a rule, we don’t endorse books or movies or anything regarding the command where I work—and Adam Brown worked—but as the author writes in Fearless, ‘you have to know the rules, so you know when to bend or break them.’ This is one of those times. Read this book. Period. It succeeds where all the others have failed.” —SEAL Team SIX Operator

Tra il 1999 e il 2009, Chris Kyle, un membro dei Navy SEAL, ha registrato il più alto numero di uccisioni da sniper nella storia militare americana. I suoi compagni lo chiamavano «la Leggenda», mentre i nemici lo temevano come al-Shaitan Ramadi, il diavolo di Ramadi, con una taglia sulla sua testa. Cresciuto in Texas, Chris impara a sparare da giovane, partecipando a cacce con il padre. Dopo aver fatto il cowboy e partecipato a rodei, si arruola nei SEAL e viene immediatamente inviato in prima linea nella guerra al terrore post-11 settembre. Qui scopre la sua passione per il fucile e dimostra un coraggio straordinario nel proteggere i suoi compagni. L'autobiografia di Chris riflette il suo rimpianto per non aver ucciso più nemici, ma non nasconde la drammaticità della guerra, il dolore inflitto e subito, e le complessità politiche ed economiche in gioco. Le sue esperienze di vita privata, come il fidanzamento, il matrimonio e la paternità, si intrecciano con la sua carriera militare e i pesanti tributi che essa impone a chi gli sta vicino. Dopo aver deciso di congedarsi per diventare un buon padre e marito, si dedica ad aiutare i reduci in difficoltà. Chris Kyle troverà la morte per mano di un veterano afflitto da PTSD, rendendo il suo racconto un testamento postumo e uno dei più grandi memoir bellici dei nostri tempi.