“One shot, one kill” is the creed* of military snipers.

    The book is retired Navy SEAL* sniper Chris Kyle’s gripping* account of how he became the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history, with more than 160 officially confirmed* “kills” in the Iraq War from 2003 to 2009.

    Kyle’s early life and military exploits* read like an adventure movie. Growing up in Odessa, Texas, he hunted animals with a rifle and had a talent for “breaking” horses. While in college, he became a horseman and earned money as a professional bronco rodeo rider* until he was injured. With an interest in becoming a ranch* manager, he started out as a ranch hand and made his way to Colorado. On a second try to join the U.S. Navy, a recruiter* called to ask whether he was interested in becoming a SEAL.

    Joining the Navy in February 1999, he began the rigorous* physical training program required to become a SEAL. He ended up as one of 10 percent of the starting class to graduate. After additional advanced training, he was selected to SEAL Team 3, based in Coronado, California, whose teams saw action in the Middle East.

    For a sniper, understanding mission objectives was important because he had to be careful to tell between insurgents* and bystanders.

    “Make an unjustified* shot and you could be charged with murder,” he writes.

    His most legendary* shot was outside Sadr City in 2008 when he saw an insurgent with a rocket launcher near an army convoy. The distance of 2,100 yards was too far for his scope to “even dial up* the shooting solution,” but he killed the insurgent anyway with a shot from his .338 rifle.

    For his valor* in battle, he received two Silver Stars and five Bronze Medals.

    The Chinese version is available on dangdang.com, and you can find the English book at amazon.(SD-Agencies)