"The real American Sniper was a hate-filled killer. Why are simplistic patriots treating him as a hero?" West admits American Sniper is effective as a piece of cinema, but "even a cursory look ...

Known as the deadliest sniper in US military history, the name Chris Kyle was unfamiliar to many, until after the box office smash, American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood. So, who was the real ...

Kyle was honorably discharged from the US Navy in 2009 and published his bestselling autobiography American Sniper in 2012 An eponymous film adaptation of Kyles book directed by Clint Eastwood was ...

More from How Real Is It? Jay Dorleus, an Iraq War veteran, looks at how the Iraq War is portrayed in movies and TV shows. He looks at the realism of sniper battles in Clint Eastwood's "American ...