Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2026-05-18
Books mentioned on #305 AJ Pasciuti - Marine Scout Sniper on Hunting Juba, the Deadliest Enemy Sniper in Iraq
AJ Pasciuti grew up in Sunnyvale, California, the son of Italian and Argentine immigrants.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Starship Troopers
Starship Troopers by Robert A.
Recommended“One of my favorite books is Starship Troopers. And inside of the book Starship Troopers, they talk about citizen versus civilian.”
Where to get it
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War Is a Racket
War Is a Racket by Smedley Butler is a concise, classic critique of military intervention and financial profiteering by a prominent retired United States Marine Corps general.
Discussed“And so he also wrote a book that nobody really talks about and it's called War is a Racket and it's a very small pamphlet”
Where to get it
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American sniper
American Sniper is a memoir by Chris Kyle detailing his service as one of the deadliest snipers in United States military history.
Discussed“So, then what happens is Chris Kyle and his partner, and he actually writes about this in his book, American Sniper, Kevin Lace, I don't I don't know the gentleman's name.”
Where to get it
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Hogs in the Shadows
Discussed“There's another book called Hogs in the Shadows was written by a marine sniper that told other people's stories and um Milo Aong is the author of that. He wrote about that story”
Where to get it
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Hunters
Discussed“Jimmy Proudman is an amazing sniper right? And he's actually on the cover of a book called Hunters by Milo Aong, right?”
Where to get it
