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Book SynopsisPoised to stand among the great war novels, the harrowing chronicle of a sniper during the Chechen War.
Trade Review"[A] stark and unvarnished portrayal of men in a vicious war." -- Publishers Weekly
"Precise, magnified, and clear—like looking through a sniper scope." -- Jimmy So - Daily Beast
"Nicolai Lilin’s
Sniper feels like
Jarhead meets
Gomorrah meets
Dispatches meets
The Banality of Evil. This account of one of the ugliest modern conflicts on record will shake up even its most hardened readers. An important and above all devastating book." -- Tom Bissell, author of The Father of All Things
"Gripping and powerful—Lilin’s vivid recounting of how ordinary troops adapt to survive in a messy counterinsurgency resonated with how I saw U.S. troops act in Iraq, and his descriptions of readjustment after coming home rang painfully true. This is a must-read for anyone interested in modern counterinsurgencies." -- Kayla Williams, author of Love My Rifle More Than You
