The killing school - Brandon Webb

The Killing School brings readers inside the U.S. Naval Special Warfare
(SEAL) Scout/Sniper Course-the gruelling three-month training program
that produces the world's deadliest snipers.

As a SEAL sniper
and combat veteran, Brandon Webb was tasked with revamping the U.S.
Naval Special Warfare (SEAL) Scout/Sniper School, incorporating the
latest advances in technology to create an entirely new course that
continues to test even the best warriors. In this revealing new book,
Webb takes readers through every aspect of the elite training. Trainees
learn to utilize every edge possible to make their shot count - studying
crosswinds, barometric pressure, latitude, and even the rotation of the
Earth to becoming ballistic experts. In addition to marksmanship, each
SEAL's endurance, stealth, and mental and physical stamina are pushed to
the breaking point.

Webb also shows how this training plays out
in combat, using real-life exploits of the world's top snipers,
including Jason Delgado, who made some of the most remarkable kill shots
in the Iraq War; Nicholas Irving, the U.S. Army Ranger credited with
thirty-three kills in a single tour in Afghanistan; and Rob Furlong, who
during Operation Anaconda delivered the then-longest kill shot in
history.

During Webb's sniper school tenure, the course
graduated some of the deadliest snipers of this generation, including
Marcus Luttrell (Lone Survivor), Adam Brown (Fearless), and Chris Kyle (American Sniper).
The Killing School demonstrates how today's sniper is trained to
function as an entire military operation rolled into a single
individual-an army of one.