Chris Kyle, the American sniper with the most confirmed kills in the history of the US military, once responded to a journalist: Question: In a previous interview, you mentioned that Carlos Hathcock was the greatest American sniper ever. Why do you place him above yourself? Chris Kyle: Successes are relative to the conditions you are in. I had many targets presented to me. Also, snipers from World War II had more opportunities than anyone else. Hathcock, on the other hand, used all the skills required of a sniper: approach, concealment of his movement, waiting for the right moment, etc. – and he did it better than anyone else. That is the true skill of being a sniper, not just the moment of the shot. The book narrates all the thrilling action of the legendary Carlos Hathcock in the Vietnam War: How he pinned down a group of 150 opponents for days in the Elephant Valley. The pursuit of the woman "Apache," a notorious Viet Cong sniper. The mission to kill a Viet Cong general. His famous "duel" in the jungle with the opposing sniper sent from North Vietnam with a mission to kill him. His enemies called him "White Feather" and had placed a bounty of $10,000 on him.