The 100th Kill

By Charles W. Sasser

Quiet, independent, and deadly, Johnny Able is a Marine sniper willing to stop for nothing and no one-- even with a target on his back and a secret that could end it all--as he faces his one hundredth kill of the Vietnam War in this gripping military novel. Nicknamed Dog for his almost superhuman ability to sniff out his prey, Johnny Able, a single-minded kid from Muskogee, is a certified legend fighting in Vietnam during a war that produces few legends. With a bounty on his head and not a fiber of fear in his body, Johnny commands terror from the enemy and awe from the men fighting beside him. As quiet as he is deadly, Johnny is concealing a shattering secret that only war can tear from a man's soul... a secret so explosive it may make his one hundredth kill the deadliest of all. Told with a distinguished military historian's attention to authenticity and the dramatic imagination of a storyteller, Charles W. Sasser does it again with this riveting war novel offering a fascinating, rarely-glimpsed side of the Vietnam war that is "tough, raunchy, gritty, and surprisingly tender" (Military History Magazine).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476784515
• ISBN13: 9781476784519
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Gallery Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.9" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Not realistic but definitely entertaining

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. While it doesn't necessarily create a realistic view of sniper strategy nor of the Vietnam war, it has unique psychological aspects that I found intriguing. Surprisingly complex view of personal attachment woven between a stylized interpretation of marine culture.

Realistic, Truly Awesom

Warning! This book is only for a person that loves military tactics. Watch as a world class Marine sniper goes for his 100 kills. This book is not really a strong-plot reading book, but an almost Jeffery Chaucer sort of book. It has a little bit of everything to represent war. If you read this book, remember characters aren't all that they seem. They may be more. This book has everything from ARVN aircraft, to Huey gunships. My father is a Vietnam Era Air Force Veteran, and this book has everything the military does. A great read. Not for kids.

Keeps your heart pumping and your mind wants to read more!

I'm in 9th gread but that makes no diffrence. The book had me reading it whenever I had time. I couldn't put it down! I'm not a big reader but this novel is differnt... I like to read this one. No other book has done that for me. Read it and you will see!

just a fan

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