Customer Reviews
Simple action - By: A. Niven, 02 Jan 2009 
There is never a dull momentin this book. From the starting page, which opens with a full scale battle, to the last, which reminisces on life after Al Amarah, it is incredibly interesting & exciting. Even during the ceasefire the book is gripping. Sgt. Mills combines action & good ol' British humour to make a winning story, devoid of any political messages. The one thing it did to on that ground, however, was reinforce my faithin our military. Having thought that men were dieing for no reasonin Iraq, this stark realisation of what life is really likein a regime under someone like Muqtada al Sadr convinced me that at least some of what our government does there has a point.
it's real - By: M. French, 31 Dec 2008 The best book to date on the Iraq war from the soldier's view on the ground
Fantastic Read...you wont put it down! - By: E. C. Carnochan, 30 Dec 2008 This is one of the best accounts of modern day soldiering & the pressures they are under on a day to day basis.
I can definitely recommended this book if you are looking for a realistic & frank account of what happensin modern warfare.
some peace keeping tour - By: simon gurney, 29 Dec 2008 sniper one is a must read for any fan of military memoirs, sgt dan mills doesnt waste any time at all launching straight into the action, indeed as soon as they arrivein iraq they find themselvesin contact after contact with every patrol, the writing really delivers, explaining every detail of modern british army equipment & slang effectively, he manages to pull you straightin alongside the regiment under siege.
the fact that the besieging enemy though there was a regiment of sas holed upin cimic house, speaks volumes about the ferocity & bravery of the british regiment, whom sgt mills has most definitely placed on the map. i actually found it quite shocking how unreported the actions detailedin the book were, & can understand why the mod would want to play them down, to maintain the illusion of peace, but if you werein any doubt as to the capabilities of the modern british army then look no further.
Easily the best book I've ever read - By: Luke Garner, 08 Dec 2008 Not that I read a lot of books, but I wasn't able to put this one down. A gripping account of what our boys are actually doing out there, at times my heart was beating out of chest as I flipped pages over as quickly as I could to find out what happened next. Very well written & a must read, even if, just to get an insight on what actually goes on out there. Our boys are doing us proud.
