The#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingmemoirofU.S.NavySealChrisKyle,andthesourceforClintEastwood’sblockbustermoviewhichwasnominatedforsixacademyawards,includingbestpicture.From1999to2009,U.S.NavySEALChrisKylerecordedthemostcareersniperkillsinUnitedStatesmilitaryhistory.HisfellowAmericanwarriors,whomheprotectedwithdeadlyprecisionfromrooftopsandstealthpositionsduringtheIraqWar,calledhim“TheLegend“;meanwhile,theenemyfearedhimsomuchtheynamedhimal-Shaitan(“thedevil“)andplacedabountyonhishead.Kyle,whowastragicallykilledin2013,writeshonestlyaboutthepainofwar--includingthedeathsoftwocloseSEALteammates--andinmovingfirst-personpassagesthroughout,hiswife,Taya,speaksopenlyaboutthestrainsofwarontheirfamily,aswellasonChris.Grippingandunforgettable,Kyle’smasterfulaccountofhisextraordinarybattlefieldexperiencesranksasoneofthegreatwarmemoirsofalltime.--MARCUSLUTTRELL,authorofLoneSurvivor
