Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper

I read Nicholas Irvings first book and can relate it to being the cake and this book is the icing on the cake. This book completes the story and fills in the blanks well enough to put a human touch on a soldier who had been disciplined and trained to become a marksman at distance. Deadly is just when the target is the enemy and not paper or steel and would be more accurately described as life saving to our men and women he fights next to. I've never been in the service, I was on the tail end of the Vietnam draft and too old for anything after. I enjoy shooting and would love to be as proficient as our trained snipers are. The accomplishment of putting a bullet on target at any distance is a great feeling for a shooter, and to read about someone doing so to combat terrorism is the most worthy use of that skill. I hope all of our servicemen and servicewomen can transition from the battlefield to real life with a squared away mental attitude and the necessary tools are in place to do so. Thank you for your story Irv.

Really learn about what our soldiers go through. Having family that served in Iraq and Afghanistan, this book really opens you up to what they went through and still are going through. It is an epidemic the suicide rate of our hero's, and we must do something to help them. To all of our soldiers Thank You and Your Family for your service. God Bless!

This is an excellent read and a wild roller coaster sure to get anyone thinking about the situations we place our combat veterans. If you want to know what it is like to be in the heat of battle and you don't know anyone that will reveal that kind of experience, then this is a good book to read. Nicholas does a good job of describing what it felt like to be there in Afghanistan and Iraq performing night time operations. He also describes the comradery, respect and close relationships he had with his fellow rangers. You will also some perspective as to why these combat veterans come back home and have difficulty readjusting back to a normal peaceful civil society. I praise Nicholas Irving for being able to open up and share his experiences. There are a few minor mistakes in information and few typos, but that does not reduce my recommendation.

Well written and compelling. A no apologies account from a master at his field. Most books I have read recently covered the war in Vietnam. This was well presented and easy to engage with.

This is a great read for anyone interested in combat veterans and their struggle to put their actions and their feelings about those actions in a constructive way.

Like his other book, I enjoyed reading the experiences that Irving had. I especially appreciate the last chapter in dealing directly with veteran suicide rates.

Injoyed the book. Always like supporting our veterans with their new adventures after their military service.

Easy read, very interesting. I enjoyed the first book and this second hasn’t let me down. Thanks to Demo Ranch I heard about the Reaper series of books.

Nicholas Irving is a natural teller of his stories, documented here are the raw tales from an exhaustingly fast paced and full on career, the highs, lows and all the oddities in between.

A great read compelling sometimes funny other times frightening really makes you aware of the ordeals of the fighting men sent to free a terror ridden country

A good read, enjoyed it very much.

The life of a sniping - pure & simple

Absolutely delighted with my purchase.