Marine corps sergeant carlos hathcock undertakes a deadly mission to shoot a north vietnamese general during the vietnam war. Written in true chandler format, this volume covers, from beginning to end, the story and tales of a true marine corps legend and last american hero. The book white feather is written by brothers roy and norm chandler, who publish military shooting publications through iron brigade publishing, a jacksonville. Carlos whitefeather hathcock was the real deal greatest sniper ever chris kyle is just a dea. While we are on the subject of snipers in vietnam, last week i saw a modified pre64 winchester model 70 that was used as a sniper rifle in nam. To ensure success they set about training him in an area that. Chandler december 17, 1925 december 24, 2015 was the author of more than sixty published books and many magazine articles. Elite marine corps sniper struggles with north vietnamese soldiers, snakes, hunger, and memories of home to assassinate a north vietnamese general during the vietnam war. The reward for the sniper with the white feather in his bush cap, however, was worth. His fame as a sniper and his dedication to longdistance shooting led him to become a major developer of the united states marine. The snipers choice of target could at times be intensely personal. See more ideas about usmc, vietnam war and marine corps. Standard length is 50 width is 1 14 sling comes with one pair of heavy grade competition keepers. May 20, 2018 it was the only time he ever removed that white feather from his bush hat.
Though the practice had been in use since the korean war, carlos hathcock made the use of the m2. This is the authorized biography of gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock who is recognized as the most successful sniper in the vietnam war with more than 93 confirmed kills. See more ideas about vietnam war, military history and vietnam. I am sure you can build exactly what you want with our book as well we are the first ever modular book that offers over 300 different data collection pages to design and make the perfect book to work for exactly what you shoot and do as a shooter. Selling as a pair, i will not sell them separately. Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the marine corps. He is known for his series of sniper related books, including the series death from afar. Apr 01, 20 its a first edition, hand autographed by carlos hathcock on a book plate in addition to the facsimile autographs on the title page all copies of this edition had the facsimile signatures. This is a fabulous companion book that gives the backstory of the famous sniper sniper instructor, who stood proudly among the best of fine tigers, these war heroes called snipers. In the book marine sniper 93 confirmed kills by charles henderson the author of silent warrior is an explosive true story on how staff sergeant hathcock became americas deadliest sniper. With drea garcia, thom tran, carolyn zanelli, brett r. Gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock was a famous us marine sniper, who claimed to have killed over 300 enemy personnel during the vietnam war, of which 93 kills have been officially confirmed.
Signed carlos hathcock white feather and marine sniper books. May 20, 1942 white feather sniper today in history. I believe the authors purpose on why he wrote this book is because he wanted to tell the story of one of the best marine snipers to ever live and to let. The book white feather is written by brothers roy and norm chandler, who publish military shooting publications through iron brigade publishing, a. Sep 06, 2019 senior officers sought out the best sniper they could find, and gave him the sole purpose of hunting down and killing white feather. Carlos hathcock wore a white feather in his bush hat as he wormed his way through the jungle, following north vietnam army personnel during the vietnam war and daring the nva to spot him. Carlos hathcock, usmc scout sniper first printing by roy f.
Includes personal photographs and a pictorial history. Carlos hathcock always wore a white feather on his cap, as if to dare enemy snipers to take a shot at him. Carlos hathcock biography facts, childhood, family life of. The explosive true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war. This was a limited edition of 250 or 500 i forget which from precision shooting.
Mar 01, 2010 the m25 white feather is a tribute to carlos hathcock who accounted for 93 confirmed enemy kills in vietnam. They have been stored on a book shelf since the 1990s in a clean, low humidity, smokefree home. Hathcock found a suitable position and waited for his enemy to show up. Torah and new testament foundationseschatology and the book of hebrewspart 1 torah and new testament foundationseschatology and the book of hebrewspart 2 torah and new testament foundationseschatology and the book of hebrewspart 3. The hathcock sniper sling is the same as our national match, except embossed with the hathcock sniper white feather logo, and gysgt hathcocks signature. Legendary sniper carlos norman hathcock ii shot an enemy.
In todays educational animated cartoon we look at the wild life of us marine, carlos hathcock, and his days as a war sniper. Most hard core american sniper the white feather youtube. Waldron iii stacked up 1 enemies using the xm21 system. After his death, a variant of the m25 rifle was named after him. Value of hathcock autographed white feather book by. White feather is the only authorized biography of gunnery sergeant ca. We offer multiple book sizes, paper choices, and binder colors. Hathcocks notoriety grew among the viet cong and nva, who reportedly referred to him du kich long tr. But there has only been one sergeant carlos hathcock. These were usually worth one or two thousand dollars. Carlos norman hathcock ii 20 may 1942 23 february 23 1999 was a united states marine corps sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Jun 08, 2019 known as the deadliest sniper of the vietnam war, carlos hathcock once he also earned the nickname white feather thanks to the white. Dec 11, 2010 carlos hathcock always wore a white feather on his cap, as if to dare enemy snipers to take a shot at him. The armys most accomplished vietnam war sniper, sgt.
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