Best Snipers Books in Order

Robert F. Burgess recounts several Vietnam missions associated with Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock, including long-range shooting and encounters with enemy snipers. The account also examines his wartime heroism and the tributes offered by Marines after his retirement.

This short account follows Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock on a secret mission in Vietnam in 1966. Burgess focuses on the assignment and the exceptional demands placed on the man selected to carry it out.

Marine snipers Carlos Hathcock and John Burke enter Vietnam's Elephant Valley and encounter an entire North Vietnamese company. Burgess follows their prolonged confrontation, then considers Burke's later service and the recognition awarded for his actions.

Burgess recounts Finnish sniper Simo Hayha's service during the Winter War against the Soviet invasion. The short account explores his fieldcraft, survival under counterattacks, and the reputation that earned him the name White Death.

Burgess draws on Vassili Zaitsev's recollections to follow his transition from Soviet sailor to sniper at Stalingrad. The account examines the tactics and survival methods he described using amid the city's devastating fighting.

A concealed sniper repeatedly harasses American troops near Hill 55 in Vietnam, defying attempts to locate him. Two Marine snipers investigate and devise an unusual response, with consequences Burgess asks readers to consider beyond the immediate military problem.

These accounts follow military snipers across conflicts from World War II through Vietnam and Syria. Burgess draws on real people and events to explore their missions, battlefield decisions, and the dangers faced by soldiers operating in isolation.

Burgess examines the disputed account of Soviet sniper Vassili Zaitsev’s duel with a German marksman at Stalingrad. Comparing books and film portrayals, he explores the controversy and Zaitsev’s relationship with fellow sniper Tania Chernova.

Marine snipers Carlos Hathcock and John Burke work together in Vietnam, confronting enemy forces and the mysteries of jungle warfare. Burgess follows their partnership, including a prolonged engagement against a much larger North Vietnamese unit.