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Title Page
Maps/Photos (Joe has over 200 photos to select from, in Iraq and Afghanistan)
Glossary
Contents
Introduction: A day that changed my life forever
Introduction will cover Joe’s youth, growing up in Brooklyn,
tour of duty in US Army Rangers, return to NYC, and of course,
September 11th—September 11th is the anchor of the introduction and
Joe’s thoughts on September 11th weave throughout the book.
Book One: “Insurgent at 1100 Meters, Lieutenant.”
“Roger that. Take the shot.”
Joe’s combat in Iraq dominates this section, the guts of the book are all here—this is the section that will appeal most to the military reader. His affection for Natalie, which the reader will first get in the introduction, grows here and the general reader will stay hooked on the love groove. Joe saw a ton of action, including “The Shot,” and the combat will no doubt draw in many readers. The witnesses to Joe’s seemingly-impossible shot will also recount that mission—among them are Captain Adam Bohlen, US Army 10th Mountain Division. You’re familiar with Bohlen, of course, from Among Warriors in Iraq, a book in which LeBleu appears also.
Book Two: Far Afghan Hills
Joe was on a lot of dicey, very high-risk sniper missions in Afghanistan, and his thoughts on fighting the Taliban and Al Qaeda are provocative, engaging, and intriguing. The grueling and very challenging nature of sniper missions in the rugged and remote mountains of Afghanistan provide the general reader with real contrast to the desert and urban missions of Book One. Again, Joe’s love for Natalie binds the narrative.
Book Three: Coming Home
The warrior at rest. Joe felt that his debt to America was paid, having served in the Rangers and the paratroopers, and trusted his gut. His transition to civilian life, “back to The World,” as grunts like to put it, wasn’t easy but Natalie certainly made it far less difficult than it would’ve been without her.
This section will also have Joe’s thoughts on training Mark Wahlberg for the film, Shooter, and his last words on the impact of September 11th on his life.
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Uys Marietjie
reviewed Long Rifle: A Sniper's Story in Iraq and Afghanistan on November 02, 2009
Long Rifle: A Sniper's Story in Iraq and Afghanistan
Joe LeBleu was a sniper in Iraq and Afghanistan and spent a lot of time in the Army Rangers before the attacks on 9/11/2001. So, this gives him plenty of experience to form an opinion about the wars and American military policy, and how veterans are treated.
While reading about his experiences were interesting as a way to get a glimpse as to what life was like while serving over there, he offers a lot of opinions that he never fully explains.
For instance, he continually makes references to the U.S. Military being forced to "make friends" with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, but offers no instances, other than his being denied the ability to take a shot so that some mortar men can take theirs. He even goes so far as to recount a conversation with an unnamed Vietnam-war veteran where that veteran tells LeBleu that soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan have it harder because they are being forced to be friends with the enemy and troops in Vietnam didn't do this. The Vietnam war was where the U.S. doctrine of winning hearts and minds began, so I am not sure what LeBleu is talking about here.
Early in the book LeBleu also talks about "antiway, bloodsuck Liberals." And I was a little worried the book would turn into a political rant that I just didn't want to read. It didn't, and he even spends time bashing President Bush and Vice President Cheney. I am not sure where LeBleu comes down on the political spectrum. These criticisms, both of photographers as a military funeral, and of the president, were shallow to the point of meaninglessness to me.
He also complains that people do not want to hire him because he does not have a college degree and questions the value of a formal education, but at the same time he is very proud of graduating sniper school and writes about how that makes him more qualified than some grunts in combat zones. So, his educational views are somewhat internally inconsistent.
All of that said, reading about how snipers operate in the field and how the Army works did keep me engaged through much of the book.
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