<DIV><DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">When Sgt. Dan Mills and the rest of the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales&#8217;s Royal Regiment, flew into Iraq in April 2004, they were supposed to be winning hearts and minds. They were soon fighting for their lives.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">Within hours of their arrival in Iraq, a grenade bounced off one of the battalion&#8217;s Land Rovers, rolled underneath, and detonated. The ambush marked the beginning of a full-scale firefight during which Mills killed a man with a round that removed his assailant&#8217;s head. It was going to be a long tour.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">Like some postapocalyptic <I>Mad Max</I> nightmare, the place had gone to hell in a handbasket. Throat-burning winds, blast bombs, and well-trained, well-organized militias armed with AKs, RPGs, and a limitless supply of mortar rounds were the icing on the cake.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in">For the next six months, isolated, besieged, and under constant fire, their battalion refused to give an inch. <I>Sniper One</I> is a breathtaking chronicle of endurance, camaraderie, dark humor, and courage in the face of relentless, lethal assault.</P><P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">&nbsp;</P></DIV></DIV></DIV>