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| Author: Dan Mills
Publisher: Penguin
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 203
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0141029013
EAN: 9780141029016
ASIN: 0141029013
Publication Date: May 15, 2008
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Recommended reading August 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Terrific book.Dan Mills does very well in conveying the reality of his tour including the boredom,humour,discomfort (which he makes light of) and the danger.
Truly professional soldiers tend to describe things accurately and without embellishment or exageration and this is what Dan Mills has done in his book. It's a sad fact that the British public are unaware of the situations our troops out there can be in while we are extremely well informed about the rights and wrongs of the politics of it all. I never knew of the Siege of Cimic House before I read this book and if you haven't either,read it.
Un-put-downable August 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is genuinely a book that you cannot put down - compulsive reading and a real page-turner. Written extremely well it makes you feel part of the sniper team, with the banter, jokes, cameraderie, fall-outs and gritty action. Rather than glorifying war it tells it frankly the way it is with no nonsense. In a different league to the comparatively dismal Jarhead.
Sniper One Review August 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sniper One: The Blistering True Story of a British Battle Group Under Siege
I have literally just finished this book 10 minutes ago - i am a person that does not usually enjoy reading, i am a person that enjoys films and games. But i decided to buy this book, and what a fantastic decision that was.
This true story is exemplary, i am almost lost for words to describe this book, It is a supremely perfect balance of all out war, mixed in with feelings, emotions, descriptions. It all ties in perfectly, there is not a boring sentence in this book. By the end of the book, you can't help but sit there and be so incredibly proud to be British and have such fantastic troops fighting for your country, it is impossible to not respect what these lads went through - it is truly awe-inspiring, how they had the nerve to handle such situations with such authority and care for others is beyond belief.
Sgt Dan Mills has created the best book that can possibley exist, it cannot and will not ever be bettered by another book, game nor film. His description of his 6 months fighting in Al Amarah is impossible to improve. It even left me feeling emotional, i just could not express and beleive what they had been through and how they came out so well from it all - the Epilogue to describe what happened to them all after made it even better - it highlighted the fact that these are real men, that really did this.
And for that fact, Sgt Dan Mills, Sniper Platoon - The princess of wales regiment and Y company have my utter most respect.
You owe it to these formidable soldiers to read this book - for everything they have been through it is not much to do, just to show your appreciation.
Please read this book - It is superbly awe sinspiringly brilliant. I could never write into words what this book has done for me and how it has even changed my outlook on the British army, and even my own life.
Excellent work & a first rate book August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently read this book whilst on holiday & I couldn't believe how quickly I was diving through the pages, Sgt Mills immerses you in the action straight away and his straight talking style is to be commended.
I know that war and killing isn't very PC but this is the very job that the politicians and by definition the British public put our armed forces out there to do, Peace Keeping as the book suggests is an interesting idea but during that time period (quite likely still now) in Iraq it seems truly naive.
To the reviewer who only gave 2 stars and questioned the gun ho nature of the book and how awful it is to glorify killing, I truly think you've missed the point. I believe it's fair to say that every soldier or indeed person who trains for something to the degree that our armed forces train wish to use the skills they possess and on this occasion that happens to be winning wars, to bemoan a person for taking pride in their work is in my opinion very back to front thinking and I'm glad you're not out on our front lines.
I think it also fair to say that Sgt Mills demonstrates that force was only used as a means of defence under strict rules of engagement designed to win 'hearts and minds' and this was only changed at a higher level once it was understood that the PWRR was at war with the insurgents in Al Amarah.
Overall this has to be one of the best books I've ever read & I feel fortunate to have found it on the shelves.
 A Great Read August 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A raw but engaging account of one truely brave group of men.
If you enjoy this book, then i also very highly recommend Eight Lives Down by Major Chris Hunter.
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