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The Killing School

Inside the World's Deadliest Sniper Program

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The Killing School

By: Brandon Webb, John David Mann
Narrated by: Haywood Morse
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The Killing School brings listeners inside the US Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Scout/Sniper Course - the gruelling three-month training program that produces the world's deadliest snipers.

As a SEAL sniper and combat veteran, Brandon Webb was tasked with revamping the US Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Scout/Sniper School, incorporating the latest advances in technology to create an entirely new course that continues to test even the best warriors. In this revealing new book, Webb takes listeners through every aspect of the elite training. Trainees learn to utilize every edge possible to make their shot count - studying crosswinds, barometric pressure, latitude, and even the rotation of the Earth to become ballistic experts. In addition to marksmanship, each SEAL's endurance, stealth, and mental and physical stamina are pushed to the breaking point.

Webb also shows how this training plays out in combat, using real-life exploits of the world's top snipers, including Jason Delgado, who made some of the most remarkable kill shots in the Iraq War; Nicholas Irving, the US Army Ranger credited with 33 kills in a single tour in Afghanistan; and Rob Furlong, who during Operation Anaconda delivered the then-longest kill shot in history. During Webb's sniper school tenure, the course graduated some of the deadliest snipers of this generation, including Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor), Adam Brown (Fearless), and Chris Kyle (American Sniper). The Killing School demonstrates how today's sniper is trained to function as an entire military operation rolled into a single individual - an army of one.

©2017 Brandon Webb (P)2017 Quercus Editions Limited
Armed Forces Military Sniper Special & Elite Forces US Army
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enjoyed the stories and they were recreated in great detail, but found jumping from timeline to timeline difficult to follow in audio format.

Enjoyable listening, but difficult to follow

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Excellent story that had me not wanting to stop listening.
The performance could have been better but is still manageable to be a really enjoyable read.

Great story.

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great story, well worth a read or listen to.
great explanations of tools of the trade, picked up a few tips for my own shooting

sniper review

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however..the reader.. seems unfirmilar to military lingo.. its just a small matter.. lots of insights to life of other snipers n mindset.. i thoroughly enjoyed this boom.. thank you brandon

yes.. its a really good book.

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great book, loved it except the last 5 hours were a drag as every 3 or so minutes it switches stories between 4 snipers and it can be confusing

great book but near the end was rather annoying

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it was a good book just got a bit hard to follow with jumping between 3 different stories

good book

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The story is good but hard to follow at time since it jumps around a lot.
Knowing this before I started, would I have listened to it... Yes.

Goob book but beware, it jumps around.

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