Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

What a read !! Brilliant writing. Felt like I was living it with them.Would recommend this book highly if you are interested in Vietnam .

I've read a lot of true accounts of Vietnam and the author went out on a limb stating this was the best book you'll read on the conflict. Well its not. It is good and I enjoyed the read but the opening statement was a bold one... considering the authors I've already read. He does draw you in and to the and you can actually feel the combat and the tension but others have done it better. ChickenHawk is a better book as is Snake Pilot and coming up third is Eye Behind the Lines all I would put before this one.If you're looking for sniper action then look for another book this was disappointing, however i feel the author would have wanted it played different if he had his own way. But respect to him and any that has served.

The Vietnam conflict has spawned a host of memories, everything from the formal history of the entire struggle to that wide range of difficult experiences of the ordinary infantryman, pilot, medic or advisor to the Vietnamese people. Ed Kugler's own account as a Marine Sniper adds much of value to this library. As with other personal accounts this is especially noted for its honest and straightforward treatment of what could only have been a difficult business. It is heart-warming to be able to read that once he put this behind him he found a way to move forward and live a normal life, to this, much credit is offered to his wife. A very well worth while read for anyone interested in this time.

An interesting account of sniper warfare in Vietnam but I would have preferred a bit more technical detail of how the shots were made and the field craft needed. Charles Henderson's "Marine Sniper", about Carlos Hathcock, is much better in this regard.The horrendous conditions in which the men lived and fought are very well conveyed and you can almost empathise with how some of the more outlandish habits, such as enemy 'trophies', developed.

A very interesting insight into the creation of Scout Snipers and how it took some time for those in charge to understand how they should best be used in combat. Well written and raw with a good catch up section at the end of the book.

Having read already a couple of other 'Nam veteran's books I wondered if the account given here would be anything new. I was engrossed with the story from the start and the author (Kug) gives a no hold barred raw accounting of himself and life in and around war combat. Written in a free and easy style this book will make you laugh as well as cry.

I have read 80 plus books on the Vietnam war and this book would be in my top 3, gruesome, funny, informative and a lot more. A must read for anyone who reads about war.

I love these kinds of war stories as they talk from the perspective of real people. You get a feel of what life was like during this very controversial period.