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Jim Lindsays The Sniper reveals for the first time ever the full story of the deadliest sniper in Marine Corps history Chuck Mawhinney who served in the Vietnam war at age 18written with his full cooperation and participation

Charles Chuck Mawhinney is a United States Marine who holds the Corps record for the most confirmed sniper kills and the second most of any US service member in history having recorded 103 confirmed kills in 16 months during the Vietnam War He was also the youngestkilling the enemy as a teenager

In 1967 at the age of 18 Mawhinney joined the Marines and began his assent from recruit to the Marine Corps deadliest sniper During his toursin one of the most dangerous war zones of Vietnamhis character and charisma helped him deal with life and death in a hell hole with other young men a long way from home

After Vietnam Mawhinney married and settled into his postwar life raised a family and was content that no one knew of his accomplishments in war Then in 1991 he was startled and dismayed when outed by a fellow Marine sniper Joseph Ward who spoke of Mawhinneys number of kills in his book Dear Mom Newspapers picked up the story and Mawhinneys life changed forever The notoriety troubled him at first but then he accepted the fame and used the opportunity to train service men and lawmen in the art of longdistance shooting

At last Chucks full story is told including his heroic exploits in battle and the terrible toll that taking a life exerts on a human being

A Macmillan Audio production from St Martins Press