American Sniper Summary

This book talks about Brandon’s life as a young boy and his life becoming a SEAL and especially a SEAL sniper. His great attitude and perseverance has astonished me. When others were discouraging him and laughing at him when his goals were so big, he used these to fuel his fire to become a Navy

American Sniper is a 2014 movie about Chris Kyle, a Navy Seal Sniper who served 4 tours of duty in Iraq, and credited with being the most lethal United States Sniper of all time. The movie follows Kyle’s life from the attacks of 9/11, the impetus for joining the military, through his 4 combat tours as a sniper in Iraq, and the years after his military service, including the event that led to his death in 2013. Much of the film shows Kyle’s combat experience, the actions he took, and consequently the turmoil that results from those actions. The movie was not only a commercial success, it was also a catalyst for debate on the morality of war, and how it affects those who fight wars. The first review I read was

U.S. Navy SEAL ,Chris Kyle was just the average die hard Texan. He aspired to become a cowboy, but it wasn’t working out in his favor. After seeing the horrors of terrorism on 9/11 he was ready to fight for his country and enlisted into the military. He goes on to fight in four tours and becomes the deadliest sniper in American history. After each tour, he felt that he had to go back. He had two goals that he couldn’t give up on; protecting his team and taking out the deadliest enemy sniper, Mustafa. Chris would not stop until he achieved his goals, when he finally did, he faced a new battle. He struggled with normal daily life, but even then he persevered and found a new passion to aid him. Throughout this film, Clint Eastwood portrays the theme of perseverance through the use of setting, camera angles, and the main character Chris Kyle.

In the movie, Chris Kyle comes home from a rodeo and finds his girlfriend cheating on him with another person (Eastwood). This is completely fabricated as Chris Kyle quit the Rodeo after an arm injury during high school (Duckworth). The following scene in the movie is when Chris Kyle listen to the report of the 1998 bombings of US embassies on radio which motivates Chris Kyle to enlist in the Navy (Eastwood). In reality Kyle said he always wanted to enlist in the Navy since high school (HistoryvsHollywood). Also in the movie Chris was shown be instantly accepted in the Navy Seal program. In real life, Kyle was not accepted into the Navy at first but later the Navy changed their decision and let him join where he trained for a whole year before joining the BUDS program where he began Navy Seal training (HistoryvsHollywood). The events prior to Chris Kyle becoming a Navy Seal were mostly inaccurately depicted which decreased the historical authenticity of the

The Sniper, written by Liam O’Flaherty, is a story about a Republican sniper in the Irish civil war in 1922. This story tells of a night spent on a roof looking for the enemy, the Free-Staters. In this short description of the nights events, the sniper kills 3 people; a soldier, an informer, and finally an enemy sniper on the roof across the road from him. In the end this enemy sniper turns out to be the republicans brother. This story shows the the specific characteristics a sniper must have to carry out their duty. A key moment in this text which influenced the sniper is the Civil war itself.

“The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle's kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Kyle presents the gripping and unforgettable accounts of

Chris Kyle’s decision to give up his dreams as a cowboy in Texas and become a Navy SEAL is courageous and leads to an emotional downfall before he leaves for war. Chris learned how to shoot and hunt animals at a young age. Never did he know that he would be fighting in a war in a foreign country. Chris’s dream since a young child was to become a cowboy, however he was fully capable of being a soldier, specifically a sniper. He is visiting a bar that he goes to often when he meets a young woman. He decides to talk to her, and they quickly become friends. Shortly after, he marries her and has a child with her. Chris does not want to leave his new family behind, however he must make the decision to live and grow with his family at home while fulfilling his dream, or join the Navy as a sniper and protect his

But his professional rodeo career ended abruptly with a broken arm. A few months later after he graduated college, his arm was completed healed and decided to go the military recruiting office because of his interest in protecting his country and by becoming a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations. A Navy recruiter convinced him to try, instead, for the SEALs. Initially, he was rejected because the pins in his arm, but eventually he received an invitation to the 24-week basic underwater demolition, air, land (SEAL) training (BUD/S) in Coronado, CA in 1999. After not to long, he was assigned to SEAL team #3, sniper element, platoon charlie, within the Naval Special Warfare Command, with four tours of duty, and Kyle served in many battles in the Iraq War. His first long range kill shot was taken during the initial invasion when he shot a woman carrying a hand grenade approaching a boycott of many marines. As ordered, Kyle opened fire before she could even attack. He later stated, “The women was already dead. I was making sure

Christopher Scott Kyle was born in Texas. He was one of the most successful and lethal snipers in American military history. He was awarded with some of the highest medals. Insurgents of Iraq were so terrified of him that they had a bounty on his head. Chris Kyle grew up wanting to be a cowboy but as he grew older he became a Navy S.E.A.L and an American Hero.

Initially Kyle was interested in joining the U.S. Marine Corps special operations, but a U.S. Navy recruiter convinced him to instead try for the SEALS. He was rejected because of the pins in his arms, but he eventually received an invitation to the 24-week Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL school which he joined in 1999. He was assigned to SEAL Team 3, sniper element, platoon “Charlie” ,within the Naval Special Warfare Command, and with four tours of duty, he served in many a

Over the summer I read American Sniper I felt this book was a perfect fit for me I'm very pro military. I thought it would be a very interesting read since he was the most lethal sniper the US military has ever seen.

The events during Chris Kyle’s first tour were mostly inaccurate. In the movie, during Chris Kyle’s Navy Seal training, Chris was drinking at a bar where he met his girlfriend and future wife Taya (Eastwood). In reality Chris met Taya in a bar while he was in Navy training (Duckworth). In the movie Chris Kyle and his girlfriend Taya were married and Chris was deployed in the same day (Eastwood). In real life, Chris Kyle and Taya get married because Chris was going to be deployed soon (Chris Kyle American Sniper). In the movie Kyle’s first tour was in 2003 in Fallujah where his first kill as a sniper happened on a little boy and then his mother (Eastwood). In reality Chris only killed the women which was still his first kill as Chris said he would never killed children (The American Sniper). In the movie, throughout the tours Kyle’s main enemy seems to be an enemy sniper by the name of Mustafa. Mustafa is a sniper who kills some of Kyle’s friends and is a constant enemy of Kyle’s squadron. In Chris Kyle’s autobiography, he talks about an enemy sniper by the name of Mustafa but says he never met with Mustafa himself. Mustafa in this movie was put there to be the main villain and does not have any other purpose. Mustafa never met with Kyle himself (The American Sniper). The

Upon graduating basic training, he was assigned to SEAL team 3. Kyle was a sniper in platoon “Charlie”, which was later named “Cadillac”. Chris served for a total of four tours, and fought in many major battles in the Iraq War. His first long distance kill was a woman carrying a bomb towards a group Marines. “The woman was already dead.

American Sniper is based on a book written by Chris Kyle that is a memoir, he talks about what had happen while he was stationed in Iraq, the people he lost, the things he had to go through. Chris Kyle, in the movie it begins with him and his little brother, we see that his father is the abusive type and Chris has always been one to measure up to his father's likings. When Chris’s job of a rodeo clown doesn't work he sees how america keeps having things happen so he decides to join the U.S Navy Seals. He meets his wife, and she sees how slowly but surely Chris starts losing himself in this job he says he does for her and everyone to be free. He sees terrible things happen while he's there, he shoots woman, kids, all to save his men when in the end he loses a lot of men that are his friends. He was so well known as a great sniper that the men in Iraq put a bounty on him and would identify him with his tattoos. He has two kids back at home that he rarely sees while he is making records in the military. After his last nine months, he decides he is done and wants to come back home. When

It is no secret that it takes a special person to be admitted into the elite group of Navy SEALS. In order to do this Kyle had to pass serval stages of test. The first was the Navy’s form of basic training, which he completed very easily. The Navy training is called BUDS, and it is used as a screening method to find those who are weak and those who could be potential SEALS. After completing this difficult training program Kyle began his grueling SEAL training.