One Shot One Kill: One Shot One Kill

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They are the lone wolves of the battlefield. Tracking the enemy, lying in wait for the target to appear -- then they shoot to kill. Armed with an unerring eye, infinite patience and a mastery of camouflage, combat snipers stalk the enemy with only one goal...

In World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Beirut, American snipers

honed the art of delivering a single deadly shot from nowhere -- and devastating enemy morale. They met the enemy on his own turf, picking off officers, unwary soldiers, and even other snipers from extraordinary distances of up to 1 ½ miles. Now, these uncommon men tell their stories: of the emotions felt when a man's face came into their crosshairs and they pulled the trigger, of the nerve-wracking hours and days of waiting, motionless, for the enemy,

of the primal savagery of a sniper duel.

Often trained haphazardly in wartime, and forgotten in times of peace, combat snipers were officially recognized after the Vietnam War, when the Marine Corps became the first military branch to start a full-time sniper school. One Shot-One Kill is their powerful record of desperate trials and proud victories.

A MAIN SELECTION OF THE MILITARY BOOK CLUB

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Solid material worth the read.......2007-08-31

I have been reading material on the subject of scout/sniping for some time now. This book is an excellent read that captivates the reader's attention and reads from start to finish with great info and literary excellence.The material on Carlos Hathcock is worth the whole price of the book.

OneShot One Kill.......2007-07-04

To say this book was badly written would be the understatement of the century. I continued to read it thinking it couldn't get any worse.It did.If anyone gives you this "book" to read,give it back,it's that bad. I have to give it one star it seems. That's not fair to the book. It should be minus five stars.

GREAT BOOK!.......2007-05-27

I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED MILTARY NOVELS, NON-FICTION BOOKS, AND MOVIES. I EVEN MAKE SMALL MILITARY HOME VIDEOS IN AND AROUND OUR YARD. (WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY NEIGHBORS.) I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK AND I AM QUITE SURE THAT ANY MILITARY FREAK, (LIKE ME,) WOULD ENJOY THIS BOOK ABOUT MILITARY SNIPERS.ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS IS THE DUEL BETWEEN CARLOS HATHCOCK & THE VC "COBRA" DUDE. AND THAT'S JUST CHAPTER 1! BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT FOR YOU. OVER ALL I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANY MILITARY ESPIONAGE FAN.

Somewhat off the mark..........2006-12-12

I have mixed feelings about this book because of the structure of the content. Some chapters consist of a general discussion about snipers & sniping, while the other chapters are first-person narratives based on interviews of various snipers. The latter were quite interesting and made for good reading, the former, however, were not so good because of the haphazard manner in which the information was organized, unnecessary repetition, and, as is mentioned in other reviews, the inclusion of questionable facts such as the Zaystev/Koenig duel.

good book.......2006-10-06

I picked this one up ,and enjoyed it through the whole thing. I enjoy short stories. And thats what this book has. The only annoying thing was that in between some of the stories, a chapter would be put in explaining snipers and random stuff. It kinda threw off the flow of actually reading a persons one story. But do what I did ,and skip those chapters. I'm pretty sure there was interesting stuff in those chapters ,but I read one and a half of them ,and was bored. On to the stories. Well worth checking out

ONE SHOT- ONE KILL:American Combat,Snipers, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut.

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ONE SHOT- ONE KILL:American Combat,Snipers, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut.

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One Shot - One Kill
Charles W., and Craig Roberts Sasser
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One Shot - One Kill American Combat Snipers

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Charles W. Sasser
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One Shot - One Kill Trading
John Netto
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John Netto, a former U.S. Marine, designed his "One Shot–One Kill" trading methodology to leverage the patience, discipline, and execution skills he learned in the military with the technical skills he has mastered in the marketplace. In One Shot-One Kill Trading, Netto explains in detail his complete, proprietary One Shot – One Kill Trading Method. Some of the topics of interest to active professional and non-professional traders include:

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Strategies for maintaining composure in the heat of battle
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Using “Netto Numbers™” to calculate risk exposure and validity of trades before entry
Utilizing beneficial trader’s taxation rules

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John Netto, a former U.S. Marine, designed his "One Shot¿One Kill" trading methodology to leverage the patience, discipline, and execution skills he learned in the military with the technical skills he has mastered in the marketplace. In One Shot-One Kill Trading, Netto explains in detail his complete, proprietary One Shot ¿ One Kill Trading Method. Some of the topics of interest to active professional and non-professional traders include: In One Shot, One Kill Trading, Netto covers topics of interest to active traders, including: Strategies for maintaining composure in the heat of battle How charts can be vital for consistently selling strength in falling markets and buying weakness in strong markets A complete "management matrix" for more effective trading strategies Using ¿Netto Numbers¿¿ to calculate risk exposure and validity of trades before entry Utilizing beneficial trader¿s taxation rules

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Retired Russian Rebel Army sharpshooter, Hayden Rochsoff is haunted by his past and is forced to pick up his arms again. Five years later, after a sixty-four-million-dollar heist. This time though to save the one he loves from possible life in the Russian sex trade. Unless of course he can come up with over twenty million in ransom for her safe release. His only other option is to diffuse the situation before the ransom is due, by putting a bullet between the eyes of the ones who detain her...

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Retired Russian Rebel Army sharpshooter, Hayden Rochsoff, hung up his rifle after escaping both the country and factions that filled his life with violence. Now, five years later, the woman he loves has been kidnapped and will be sold into the Russian sex trade unless Hayden can come up with over twenty million dollars to pay her ransom. His only other choice is to release the demons of his past, take up arms once more, and put a bullet between the eyes of those who hold her captive.

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Ed Brubaker
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In the midst of the harsh division of the Civil War, James Buchanan Barnes, Captain America's one-time partner Bucky, faces his first Christmas of the 21st century. And faces the truth of the terrible things he was forced to do as the Winter Soldier. And with Cap caught in a conflict he can neither take a side of - or understand - what moves can he make to try to redeem himself? And what do Hydra have planned for New York this Christmas? Featuring guest appearances by the Young Avengers and some of the original Invaders, this Special issue is an action-packed character study that defines the Winter Soldier's future place in the Marvel Universe. By Wizard Top Ten writer Ed Brubaker, with dynamic art by Lee Weeks (Civil War Frontline) and a cover by Cap fan-fave Steve Epting. 48 PGS

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An excellently written, thoroughly researched masterpiece.......1998-02-08

I thought I had exhausted finding fresh, literary works on the subject of plains Indian/military history, but this book is a gem. It is sprinkled with wonderful, relevant tidbits to events whose humanity is gone in other efforts. I've read about 400 books on the subject, and this is in the top 5

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Just how smart can computers get? Science journalist Julian Brown takes a hard look at the spooky world of quantum computation in Minds, Machines, and the Multiverse--and his report is optimistic. Based in large part on the groundbreaking work of David Deutsch, the book mostly sidesteps the shouting matches of the AI debate and instead explores the history of computation and quantum theory before turning to the exciting advances likely to come out of their merger. While some readers might cringe at the blithe dismissal of classical computing as a relic, Brown shows us why quantum computing is faster and more powerful, and is a good candidate for replacing its predecessor.

The author doesn't pull any mathematical punches, but injects enough humor and personalization into his writing to keep the book from crumbling to dust. Indeed, portraits of such luminaries as Deutsch and Feynman are more engaging than those found in some biographies and are enlightening on their own. But the real power and charm of Brown's prose lie in its straightforward explanation of the arcane details of the multiple-worlds theory, "qubits," and quantum logic in language any informed reader can understand. There are more questions than answers in Minds, Machines, and the Multiverse, but the questions are profoundly satisfying all by themselves. --Rob Lightner

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The traditional and ubiquitous digital computer has changed the world by processing series of binary ones and zeroes...very fast. Like the sideshow juggler spinning plates on billiard cues, the classical computer moves fast enough to keep the plates from falling off. As computers become faster and faster, more and more plates are being added to more and more cues.

Imagine, then, a computer in which speed is increased not because it runs faster, but because it has a limitless army of different jugglers, one for each billiard cue. Imagine the quantum computer.

Julian Brown's record of the quest for the Holy Grail of computing -- a computer that could, in theory, take seconds to perform calculations that would take today's fastest supercomputers longer than the age of the universe -- is an extraordinary tale, populated by a remarkable cast of characters, including David Deutsch of Oxford University, who first announced the possibility of computation in the Alice-in-Wonderland world of quantum mechanics; Ed Fredkin, who developed a new kind of logic gate as a true step toward universal computation; and the legendary Richard Feynman, who reasoned from the inability to model quantum mechanics on a classical computer the logical inevitability of quantum computing.

For, in the fuzzily indeterminate world of the quantum, new computing power is born. Minds, Machines, and the Multiverse details the remarkable uses for quantum computing in code breaking, for quantum computers will be able to crack many of the leading methods of protecting secret information, while offering new unbreakable codes. Quantum computers will also be able to model nuclear and subatomic reactions; offer insights into nanotechnology, teleportation, and time travel; and perhaps change the way chemists and biotechnologists design drugs and study the molecules of life. Farthest along the trail blazed by these pioneers is the ability to visualize the multiple realities of the quantum world not as a mathematical abstraction, but as a real map to a world of multiple universes...a multiverse where every possible event -- from a particular chess move to a comet striking the Earth -- not only can happen, but does.

Incorporating lively explanations of ion trap gates, nuclear magnetic resonance computers, quantum dots, quantum algorithms, Fourier transforms, and puzzles of quantum physics, and illustrated with dozens of vivid diagrams, Minds, Machines, and the Multiverse is a mind-stretching look at the still-unbuilt but fascinating machines that, in the words of physicist Stanley Williams, "will reshape the face of science" and offer a new window into the secrets of an infinite number of potential universes.

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nice rundown of quatum computing.......2006-03-14

This book is both a good introduction to quatum computing, and quantum mechanics in general. The only knock against this book, is that the author sometimes gets confused as to who his audience is. This book is on the one hand written in a 'popular' style (eg, "Brief History of Time"), but is also very challenging and techincal. I'd say the intended audience people have a strong background in computer science. Without any technical background, you'll get lost very early on, as your eyes glaze over reading his descriptions of public-key cryptography, and diagrams of quantum algorithms (complete with reversible controlled-NOT gates). A working knowledge of logic and discrete math will help a lot here. Not a simple book to digest, but because it's written in the 'popular' style, it is immensely enjoyable and satisfying, *if* you're interested in the topic, and have the proper background to absorb it.

The best overview of Quantum Computing I've seen..........2003-07-31

In The Quest for the Quantum Computer, Julian Brown takes a look at the emerging field of Quantum Computing, a field that could potentially revolutionize many fields of computing and far-edge technology, such as cryptography, information theory, higher mathematics, and nanotechnology.

So what is a Quantum Computer, anyway?

A Quantum computer, in Brown's term (derived from the work of David Deutsch and Richard Feynman), is a computer based on an atom-scale architecture that, rather than using standard digital logic gates, uses logic gates based on "qubits", or quantum bits, that can carry a bit with a value of 1, 0, or any position that could theoretically exist in between. Such a computer could be used to process massive matrices of information in paralell, and solve mathematical problems previously thought impossible to answer.

Still following?

If not, the book isn't for you. It's quite dense, and filled with logical and mathematical jargon- it was clearly intended to be a "popular" book for a select audience- people with physics, engineering, mathematics, and computer science backgrounds. But if you're interested in "the new physics", on-the-edge computing, or future technologies in general, pick this book up.

Almost perfect.......2002-11-24

This is the book I recommend to all my technical friends who are wondering what quantum computing is about. Brown writes with astonishing lucidity and an intense focus on what he's trying to communicate. If this book has a flaw, it's that I think it gives Deutsch and the many-universes interpretation of QM a bit too much airtime. Deutsch's views are well-presented in many other places and it dilutes this book somewhat to spend so much time on him when it really isn't necessary.

I don't understand the review that said this book wasn't technical enough. Yes, it's not a textbook for learning how to write quantum algorithms. But it does have detailed quantum circuit diagrams for a number of useful or interesting ones. When I read this book I finally saw enough of the details to "get it". I launched from this directly into the scientific literature without getting too terribly lost.

I would recommend this book over Milburn's "The Feynman Processor". Milburn knows his material but he tends to wander a lot. His book is OK and useful, but this one is better. I'd put it in the same class as Gleick's "Chaos".

Could be interesting, but WAY over my head . . ........2002-11-01

The idea of a quantum computer is quite fascinating. Since a colleague of mine studied quantum computing at Oxford, I thought I might read up on the subject. My expectations were that "The Quest" would be something that would get the lay reader up to speed. I don't mind being stretched a bit (I have a Ph.D. in chemical engineering), but the book was just way too over the top for any not intimately familiar with quantum physics. The book contains a lot of interesting information, but it is sandwiched between some very difficult concepts and nomenclature. Remember, "know your audience . . ."

An Astounding book, not just for the layman.......2002-09-18

Covers the topic in enough detail as to be useful
for the professional.
An astounding composition.

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Energy shortages in the West have rekindled the debate about whether the United States should turn to alternatives to fossil fuels. Authors argue the merits of nuclear power, wind energy, and electric cars in the following chapters: Are Alternatives Energy Sources Necessary? Is Nuclear Power a Viable Energy Alternative? What Alternative Energy Sources Should Be Pursued? Should Alternatives to Gasoline-Powered Vehicles Be Pursued?

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Awesome.......2004-03-01

Chapters in the book include are alternative eneergy sources necessary? is nuclear power a viable enrgy alternative? what energy alternative sources should be pursued? should alternative alternative to gasoline powered vehicles be pursued? this book contains topics on wind, solar, methane, and geothermal power information. why not pursue more of this power. it costs a lot more money than burning fossil fuels but these alternate energy sources dont hurt the enviroment. you be the one to chose which is better. This book also contains many arguements on nuclear power and questions about oil and gas reserves and how we cant live without them. Read this book. it is very informative and has both sides to the arguement.

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