- Now a major motion pictureFrom 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. His fellow American warriors, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions during the Iraqi War, called him The Legend; meanwhile the enemy feared him so much they placed a bounty on his head. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle"s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.