Carlos Hathcock was a modern hero and a brave marine. In the beginning of the book the author already makes you aware that a lot of the material would be made up. I certainly didn't need to know that Carlos Hathcock wiped the grease paint from his buddy's face. The author also presumed to know what was on the mind of the enemy. He shouldn't have given the highlighted exploits at the very beginning either. That didn't give you much to look forward to in the upcoming chapters. There was, however, very detailed accounts of missions and that of the shooting matches which did make me want to read a chapter completely before putting down the book for a break. The pictures were a nice addition as well. I am not a writer but do appreciate a good book. If I weren't interested in Carlos Hathcock I doubt I would have read much of the book.