What a great read. - Rated 
I was luckie enough to be bought this book by my wife as a Birthday pressie, Its full throttle from start to finish, a true account of British troop's cought up in the 2004 power struggle in Iraq.
Sent in as peace keepers, they soon turn to there training and human survival instincts to keep fighting when all looks bleak. There are other books out about this time in Iraq but none as good as "Sniper One".
It you only buy a few books a year, make sure this is top of your list.
Best book ever read! - Rated
The best book I've ever read. A great account of what our boys have been doing in Iraq. I couldn't put it down, thanks to Dan and the and boys!!!!
By far the best - Rated
This book as said by others is the best book i have ever read period.For someone who, with the greatest respect is asoldier and not an author, i have never been so immersed in a book like this for as long as i can remeber. To the reviewer who gave this two stars you are jsut a civilian who gets a taste of wht its like but i can tell you that when you see your best friend killed or blasted badly the only thing you feel when getting back at the enemy after, is some satisfaction. Similarly the 'heat' analogy was only used for people to visualise fire-an-manouver tactics.
For anyone who is vaguely interested in this subject or is a real military buff this book is a great and real account of just a regular infantryman of the PWRR, not a specialist regiment.
This book would get a 100% star rating whatever the amount of stars is, 5 or 1000. Good work lads who are over eas and none of you forget that we are really thankful and supportive of you , forget what all these leftist anti-war puffs say that undermine everything you do.
Superb! - Rated
I've always enjoyed reading memoirs of British army personnel.They really are the best trained soldiers in the world,and they don't deserve the flak from the so called 'peace protesters.'Here,Sgt Dan Mills writes a superb account from his experiences in Iraq,with his sniper platoon.There are many interesting people who fight alongside him,as they battle an enemy,who eagerly look forward to die in a fanatical religous belief.The battle scenes held my attention all the time,and Sgt Mills writes an interesting account of the battle,to win the hearts and minds of the ordinary Iraqi people,who just want to survive.Sadly,this was not always possible.Its a fantastic read,and I just couldn't put it down.
Fantastic - Rated
I just finished this book. I haven't reviewed a book on amazon before but felt compelled to do so here.
Sgt Dan Mills captures the essence and mood of his men and Iraq perfectly. It is neither a scathing attack on the MOD nor a gritty tale of life as a sniper and what they endure. He just tells the story how it was.
Sgt Mills and the British Army in my opinion are regularly and routinely forgotten for what they are for the United Kingdom, the best in the world with the crap they are given. He expertly describes life as it was and how the soldiers all just got on with it with good old fashioned British spirit rather than bemoaning the MOD or his superior officers. When he does moan he looks at both sides of the coin and gives, in my opinion, one of the most balanced and true reflections on life in the now media forgotten front lines. Regularly we hear of death tolls in Iraq and Afghanistan and here we see the effect it has on the front lines, and the boys and girls that knew them.
If the MOD did try to ban this book, I am disgusted and it should be a wake up call to all the people who send our boys there and forget about them until the next election. I am sure Sgt Mills had more to say but it is a credit to his professionalism and integrity he told the story the way he did and still made it so gripping and honest. I guess that is more about the situation they were all put in.
All in all if you are interested in Snipers and life in Iraq this is a book you wont put down. It is funny, emotive and most of all honest as well as being fair to everyone involved.
Squaddies and the Army are always labelled thugs in the UK but for me this book labelled them for what they are. The British backbone which no-one will break and I am proud to have protecting me. Worth every penny of my taxes and the price of the book. I hope it makes him millions, unlike Andy McNab & Chris Ryan!
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