The Red Circle

Brandon Webb's memoir follows him from years of training in Naval Special Operations and deployments to Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf to a second career running the Navy SEAL Sniper Program as its Course Manager and a lead instructor. He describes going through the sniper course himself as a student, narrow escapes from Taliban and al Qaeda fighters in northern Afghanistan, and his work designing new sniper standards. Among the snipers he trained were Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle, and Luttrell credits that training with his survival during Operation Redwing in Afghanistan in 2005. The book gives an inside look at a military training course known for being both demanding and secretive.

Ramit Sethi named it on his list of 50 recommended books.