Andy McNab inspired James to join the army and has written a moving foreword. Sniper in Helmand is a thrilling action-packed, yet very human, account of both front-line service in the intense Afghanistan war and first-hand sniper action.

These involved the clinical killing of targets at ranges of 1,000 meters or greater. His book, the first to be written by a trained sniper in Afghanistan, reveals the psychological pressures and awesome life-and-death responsibility of his role and, in particular, the deadly cat-and-mouse games with the enemy snipers intent on their own kills. Sniper in Helmand is a thrilling action-packed, yet very human, account of both front-line service in the intense Afghanistan war and first-hand sniper action. The reader experiences sniper tactics and actions, whether in ambush or quick pre-planned strikes, amid the ever-present lethal danger of IEDs. As part of the Battle Groups crack Mobile Operations Group, James’s mission was to liquidate as many Taliban as possible. James describes the highs and lows of almost daily front-line action experienced by our soldiers deployed on active service in arguably the most dangerous area of the world. The author is one such man who recently served a full tour of duty with 1st Battalion the Royal Anglian Regiment in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Sniper in Helmand is a thrilling action-packed, yet very human, account of both front line service in the intense Afghanistan war and first-hand sniper action. As a result, snipers are regarded as the elite of their units and their skills command the ungrudging respect of their fellows-and the enemy. These involved the clinical killing of targets at ranges of 1,000 meters or greater. thrilling.” - Firetrenchįew soldiers are deemed good enough to be selected and trained as snipers and even fewer qualify. “A book that conveys the realities of life for the sniper in Afghanistan, the highs and lows, the fear, boredom and excitement . . .

Sniper in Helmand by James Cartwright