by Chris Kyle
First published 2012
Chris Kyle grew up hunting in Texas and riding broncos before joining the Navy SEALs. After 9/11 thrust him into the War on Terror, he discovered his deadly talent as a sniper. From rooftops in Baghdad to the streets of Fallujah and Ramadi, Kyle protects his fellow soldiers with precision shots that earn him over 150 confirmed kills. Iraqi insurgents call him "the devil" and put a bounty on his head. His comrades know him as "the legend." Kyle records a personal best 2,100-yard kill shot and rescues trapped Marines under heavy fire. He takes two bullets himself and loses close friends to enemy action. At home, his wife Taya struggles with the toll of repeated deployments on their marriage and children. Kyle must balance his calling as a warrior with the costs of war on his family and his own spirit.
Genres: military-fiction, action, non-fiction, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: based-on-true-story, military, soldier
Setting: Baghdad, Fallujah, Ramadi, Texas
Period: 21st-century
381 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, war