Nicholas Irving, a former Special Operations Sniper, spoke with the Daily Caller’s Samantha Renck about his time in the service, what July 4th means to him and advice for future Americans. “America, the place that we’re at right now being a free country that it is, I think we could all use that as a commonality, a common ground to stand on and come to an agreeance in a place and time right now where there is a certain division in this nation.”, In relation to what being an American means to him, Irving said, “I think it’s having the ability to pursue your dreams… I’ve wanted to be a sniper and join the military at the age of six. Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown. Reaper: Ghost Target | Irving Nicholas, Tata A J | download | B–OK. SSG (RET) PAUL MARTINEZ spent seven years in Special Operations and was a Sniper assigned to the 3rd Ranger Battalion, where he fought alongside and was trained by "The Reaper" Nicholas Irving. At an insertion point near Kandahar, Irving cradled "Dirty Diana," his SR-25, a gun he loved so much he repainted its pattern every two weeks. Irving and a fellow sniper faced a tense standoff with The Chechen, a notorious sniper who was rumored to have at least 300 kills. Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown. The Chechen was good, and what impressed Irving the most is that no one could get a fix on where he was firing from. When Irving was deployed to Afghanistan's Helmand Province as Sniper Squad Team Leader in 2009, the first African-American sniper with the Third Ranger Battalion, he didn't expect to see much action. Nick Irving is the Army Ranger sniper who has written a book, The Reaper, about his experiences in Iraq. "I only have one regret — and that's the guy I could not save. The explosive audiobook thriller series written by Nicholas Irving, New York Times best-selling author of The Reaper and star of Fox's American Grit. Nicholas Irving He’s spent six years in the Army’s Special Operations 3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, serving from assaulter to Sniper Team leader. Through covering fire, the men finally made it to the safe house. Yet barely hours after arrival, Irving was in gear covering Charlie Company First Platoon as they hunted down a High Value Target (HVT), a supplier of bulletproof vests to the Taliban. Find books Nicholas Irving with A. J. Tata. Irving reflected on July 4th and what the day means for him. The memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills. When the dirt in front of Pemberton's face exploded, the snipers realized they were being stalked by an enemy sniper. He's also taken to Fox News to defend his fallen comrade, Chris Kyle. Vick “The Reaper” Harwood is an esteemed sniper with a record kill count―33 kills in 90 days―when he is wounded at war.Now back in the U.S. with little memory of what happened, Harwood is eager to put the past behind him. Life as a master sniper: The Reaper Nick Irving killed 33 men in months NICK Irving has gone down in history after clocking up a record 33 kills in less than four months. Back at base, he had only eight hours to recuperate before he was sent into an enemy compound where he brought down a suicide bomber just as he was reaching to detonate his vest. Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving was the first African-American sniper with the Third Ranger Battalion when he was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009. The explosive new thriller series written by Nicholas Irving, the New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper and star of Fox's American Grit."Wow! Pemberton was pinned down by the sniper fire, but Irving managed to edge his weapon out of the hole, eyed the rooftop through his scope, and brought down the guy at the machine gun. The guy took the sniper's bullet in the chest, but survived. Think 'Jason Bourne meets Bob Lee Swagger' then buckle up and get ready for one hell of a read!" It was time for the 23-year-old to go home. Tata. The Chechen Comes Calling. Vick “The Reaper” Harwood is an esteemed sniper with a record kill count—33 kills in 90 days—when he is wounded at war.Now back in the U.S. with little memory of what happened, Harwood is eager to put the past behind him. American hero, or unhinged vigilante? “I would have to say the day I think that I should have died,” Irving said. It began when a couple of guys with long beards and clothes smothered in dirt entered base. “It’s the unison that we can all come to a commonality or a common ground that we can all agree on,” Irving said. "I don't have any regrets," Irving added. The sniper was using a tactic impossible to counter, shooting from back in the room through a small hole beneath the windowsill. Irving shares the story of his extraordinary career, including his deployment to Afghanistan in the summer of 2009, when he set another record, this time for enemy kills on a single deployment. I contemplated death.”, He added that his favorite part of the service was “the guys, [he] loved the guys.”. By Nicholas Irving with Gary Brozek From the March 2015 issue of SOF. Q&A With Nick Irving… As we rolled along in the truck s, I was struck by just how beautiful the area was. The main unit, the Second Platoon, was paralyzed by enemy fire. (Courtesy of Nicholas Irving) The day my life was saved by Corporal Benjamin Kopp [and] being pinned down by a Chechen enemy sniper for about three hours during the 19-hour firefight.” Irving added that he “went in with 210 rounds and left with about six, and thought I was going to die that day. Irving's reaction, he writes, was "Hell Yes!". Irving thought he'd spotted Bigfoot. The marines added that the Chechen sniper had been around since the Soviet/Afghan days. The Instant New York Times Bestseller by Co-Star of Fox's American Grit and Legendary Ranger Nick Irving. The explosive new thriller series written by Nicholas Irving, the New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper and star of Fox's American Grit. "You become a sniper; you want to shoot.". Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The choice was to pop smoke and try to bound out — or to end it all by hugging the live ammo. St. Martin’s, $26.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-250-12734-1 To the left? Vick “The Reaper” Harwood is an esteemed sniper with a record kill count—33 kills in 90 days—when he is wounded at war.Now back in the U.S. with little memory of what happened, Harwood is eager to put the past behind him. Elite sniper Vick “The Reaper” Harwood is an American hero. The Reaper: The 3rd Ranger Bn’s Deadliest Sniper . Buy Reaper: Ghost Target: A Sniper Novel by Irving, Nicholas from Amazon's Fiction Books Store. Irving & Tata make an incredible team. but is he also a blood-thirsty vigilante? Groundbreaking, thrilling and revealing, The Reaper is the astonishing memoir of Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving, the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper with 33 confirmed kills, though his remarkable career total, including probables, is unknown. At the same time, Irving spotted men setting up a machine gun on a roof. In his mind's eye he recalled a building to the left in such an advantaged position it would have called out to a sniper looking to nest. Download books for free. ... Nicholas Irving. Nicholas Irving: Not happening. They were RECCE, members of the Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance Division, little seen but much talked about. Nicholas Irving, a former Special Operations Sniper, spoke with the Daily Caller's Samantha Renck about his time in the service, what July 4th means to him and advice for future generations of Americans. Irving and other battalion members provide fire on a roof as a medevac is called in for the wounded. “The day that I consider the day that I died in Afghanistan, it was July. They were just outside a village, an established Taliban stronghold, as a 360-degree spray of AK fire and rocket-propelled grenades was unleashed on them. This is a face paced political-military thriller with a good lead and gripping story. July 10, 2009, would live in Irving's memory as the longest day of his life. Irving's graphic report of point-blank kills, co-written with Gary Brozek, will be too much to take for some. Get this from a library! 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So writes Special Operations Direct Action Sniper Nicholas Irving in "The Reaper: Autobiography of One of the Deadliest Special Ops Snipers," a gripping account from a man whose lethal aim took out 33 Taliban fighters on one deployment, a record. The reaper : autobiography of one of the deadliest Special Ops snipers. [citation needed] 349+ Soviet Union: Nikolai Ilyin: 1925–1943 1941–1943 A Soviet sniper with 494 kills, who fought in the 50th Guards Rifle Division during the Battle of Stalingrad, World War II. The explosive memoir by the 3rd Ranger Battalion's deadliest sniper, known as "The Reaper" Now available: Reaper: Ghost Target and Reaper: Threat Zero, the first books in Nick Irving's debut thriller series that Brad Thor calls "one hell of a read"! From this distance, Irving couldn't fit a round into that tiny a space. Irving's encounters with a rival sniper known as The Chechen seem like the basis for Hollywood's next big sniper picture and the fact that Nick happens to … ORDER NOW. A fellow sniper is perched on a ridge in Helmund in Afghanistan. Apr 11. I'm a former 3rd Ranger Battalion special operations sniper and currently a New York Times best-selling author. An explosive, no-holds-barred thriller by New York Times bestselling author and star of Fox TV’s American Grit Nicholas Irving . (Left: Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Right: Nicholas Irving). The Chechen was still out there and supersonic snaps passed close to Irving's ears. But Pemberton wasn't there just to call calibrations. "Wow! Good to go? In face of the ambush, they jumped into a hole with a RECCE guy named Derek. The explosive new thriller series written by Nicholas Irving, the New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper and star of Fox’s American Grit. After a five-mile, boot-sucking slog through the dunes, Irving took position with Mike Pemberton, his ostensible spotter. 494 Soviet Union: Nicholas Irving… My name's Nicholas Irving. I spent six years in special operations, and I'm known as The Reaper for 33 kills in about a three-month time span in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. A special unit, the men often went native to gather intelligence and stalk HVTs. Tata. Think 'Jason Bourne meets Bob Lee Swagger' then buckle up and get ready for one hell of a read!" A Soviet Chechen sniper with an alleged 349+ kills during World War II. Reaper: Ghost Target is pedal-to-the-metal action packed with great twists and turns. The moon was up and full, and we’d entered a desert area with rolling dunes. I nodded at him, and we both smiled, wordlessly letting each other know how we felt. They had to be stopped. Reaper: Ghost Target is pedal-to-the-metal action packed with great twists and turns. . Irving called criticisms of the film, which he said was an accurate depiction of a sniper's ordeal, "irritating a little bit, especially when it comes from a person who has not been overseas and gone through the things we've gone through." They popped the smoke and went for it. We bumped fists, and I felt this knot in my throat choking me.". An explosive, no-holds-barred thriller by New York Times bestselling author and star of Fox TV’s American Grit Nicholas Irving . He'd racked up 33 kills (probably more undocumented) and a legend. In less than 30 seconds of engagement, he shot two Taliban. . Reaper: Ghost Target by Nicholas Irving and A.J.Tata is my first sniper fiction. He was a special operations sniper in the 3rd Ranger Battalion for the U.S. military. SSG (RET) PAUL MARTINEZ spent seven years in Special Operations and was a Sniper assigned to the 3rd Ranger Battalion, where he fought alongside and was trained by "The Reaper" Nicholas Irving. 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