The killing school : inside the world's deadliest sniper program
(Book)

Originally published: St. Martin's Press, 2017.

"As a SEAL sniper and combat veteran, Brandon Webb was tapped to revamp the U.S. Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) scout/sniper school, incorporating the latest advances in technology and ballistics software to create an entirely new course that continues to test the skills of even the best warriors. In this revealing new book, Webb takes readers through every aspect of this training, describing how Spec Ops snipers are taught each dimension of their art. Each SEAL's endurance, stealth, and mental and physical stamina are tested and pushed to the breaking point. During Webb's sniper school tenure, the course graduated some of the deadliest and most skilled snipers of this generation, including Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor), Adam Brown (Fearless), and Chris Kyle (American Sniper). From recon and stalk, to complex last-minute adjustments, to that final moment of taking the shot, The Killing School demonstrates how today's sniper is trained to function as an entire military operation rilled into a single individual -- an army of one"--Page 4 of cover.