In Operation Iraqi Freedom, there is a special breed of hunter for whom the prey is the enemy?and every day is hunting season. This soldier is a HOG?a Hunter of Gunman. These stories give firsthand accounts of just how dangerous Iraq can be, the experience of these young men, and the consequences involved with being on a Marine Scout/Sniper team?an elite group that few can make, and possessing the precision that no others can master.

From sniping on a rooftop in Baghdad to unknowingly being surrounded in a palm...

Here in their own words are the compelling true stories of the snipers whose sole purpose is to eliminate the enemy with a single bullet. From the deserts and rubble-strewn streets of Iraq to the labyrinthine mountains of Afghanistan, this is life and death as seen through the scope of a highpowered rifle.