Bob Lee Swagger, the Glossary
Bob Lee "the Nailer" Swagger is a fictional character created by Stephen Hunter.[1]
Table of Contents
48 relations: Adoption, Arkansas State Police, Assassination of John F. Kennedy, Barrett M82, Black Light (novel), Canadian Army, Carlos Hathcock, Central Intelligence Agency, Dead Zero, Federal Bureau of Investigation, First sergeant, Gunnery sergeant, Hot Springs (novel), I, Sniper, Israel, Iwo Jima, Japan, List of highly toxic gases, Mark Wahlberg, Marksman, Medal of Honor, Mena, Arkansas, Night of Thunder (novel), People's Army of Vietnam, Point of Impact (Stephen Hunter novel), Polk County, Arkansas, Ryan Phillippe, Sheriff, Shooter (2007 film), Shooter (TV series), Sniper, Snipers of the Soviet Union, Soviet Union, Stephen Hunter, Tet Offensive, The 47th Samurai, Time to Hunt, United States, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War on terror, Windage, World War I, World War II, Zyklon B.
- Action television characters
- Fictional American military snipers
- Fictional MCMAP practitioners
- Fictional Medal of Honor recipients
- Fictional United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance personnel
- Fictional characters from Arkansas
- Fictional gunnery sergeants
- Literary characters introduced in 1993
Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents.
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Arkansas State Police
The Arkansas State Police is a state police division of the Arkansas Department of Public Safety and the "premier" law enforcement agency in the State of Arkansas.
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Assassination of John F. Kennedy
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas.
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Barrett M82
The Barrett M82 (standardized by the U.S. military as the M107) is a recoil-operated, semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle developed by the American company Barrett Firearms Manufacturing.
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Black Light (novel)
Black Light is a 1996 thriller novel by Stephen Hunter.
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Canadian Army
The Canadian Army (Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Carlos Hathcock
Carlos Norman Hathcock II (May 20, 1942 – February 22, 1999) was a United States Marine Corps (USMC) sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills.
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Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.
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Dead Zero
Dead Zero is a novel by Stephen Hunter, published by Simon & Schuster in 2011.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.
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First sergeant
First sergeant is typically a senior non-commissioned officer rank, used in many countries.
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Gunnery sergeant
Gunnery Sergeant (GySgt) is the seventh enlisted rank in the United States Marine Corps, above staff sergeant and below master sergeant and first sergeant, and is a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO).
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Hot Springs (novel)
Hot Springs is a 2000 thriller novel by Stephen Hunter.
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I, Sniper
Not to be confused with the 2020 8-episode series "I, Sniper" based on the Washington DC USA Sniper attacks, told from one of the criminals Lee Malvo's view.
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
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Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima, officially romanized and pronounced Iōtō (い, literally: "Sulfur Island"), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
List of highly toxic gases
Many gases have toxic properties, which are often assessed using the LC50 (median lethal concentration) measure.
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Mark Wahlberg
Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor and former rapper.
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Marksman
A marksman is a person who is skilled in precision shooting.
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Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.
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Mena, Arkansas
Mena is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States.
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Night of Thunder (novel)
Night of Thunder is a 2008 thriller novel, and the fifth in the Bob Lee Swagger series by Stephen Hunter.
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People's Army of Vietnam
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; of Vietnam), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (lit) or the People's Army (Quân đội Nhân dân), is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).
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Point of Impact (Stephen Hunter novel)
Point of Impact is a 1993 thriller novel by Stephen Hunter.
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Polk County, Arkansas
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.
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Ryan Phillippe
Matthew Ryan Phillippe (born September 10, 1974) is an American actor.
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Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated.
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Shooter (2007 film)
Shooter is a 2007 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Jonathan Lemkin, based on the 1993 novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter.
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Shooter (TV series)
Shooter is an American drama television series based on the 2007 film of the same name and the first three novels in the Bob Lee Swagger series by Stephen Hunter.
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Sniper
A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with telescopic sights. Modern snipers use high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics.
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Snipers of the Soviet Union
Snipers of the Soviet Union played an important role mainly on the Eastern Front of World War II, apart from other preceding and subsequent conflicts.
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Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
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Stephen Hunter
Stephen Hunter (born March 25, 1946, Kansas City, Missouri) is an American novelist, essayist, and film critic.
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Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.
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The 47th Samurai
The 47th Samurai is a 2007 thriller novel, and the fourth in the Bob Lee Swagger series by Stephen Hunter.
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Time to Hunt
Time to Hunt is a 1998 thriller novel, and the third in the Bob Lee Swagger series by Stephen Hunter.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.
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United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper
United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper (MOS 0317, formerly 8541) was a secondary MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) designator of U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen and reconnaissance Marines that have graduated from a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper School.
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Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
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War on terror
The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global counterterrorist military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks and is the most recent global conflict spanning multiple wars.
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Windage
Windage is a term used in aerodynamics, firearms ballistics, and automobiles that mainly relates to the effects of air (e.g., wind) on an object of interest.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Zyklon B
Zyklon B (translated Cyclone B) was the trade name of a cyanide-based pesticide invented in Germany in the early 1920s.
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See also
Action television characters
- Alex Udinov
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Georgina Jones
- Indiana Jones characters
- Martin Riggs
- Michael (Nikita character)
- Nikita Mears
- Roger Murtaugh
- Shaktimaan: The Animated Series
- Smallville characters
- Spenser (character)
- Star Trek characters
Fictional American military snipers
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Bucky Barnes
- Bucky Barnes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- John Diggle (Arrowverse)
- John Rambo
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
- Merle Dixon
- Nicholas Brody
- Punisher
- Rachel Cole-Alves
- Seeley Booth
- Sniper (comics)
Fictional MCMAP practitioners
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Charlie DeSalvo
- Chris Redfield
- Guile (Street Fighter)
- John Casey (Chuck)
- Tony Almeida
- Wallace (Sin City)
Fictional Medal of Honor recipients
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Cotton Hill
- Flash Thompson
- Forrest Gump (character)
- Harry Flashman
- John "Hannibal" Smith
- John Clark (Ryanverse character)
- John Rambo
- Mitchell Gant
- Mr. Miyagi
- Shane Schofield
- Steve Rogers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- The Vicar of Christ
- Wallace (Sin City)
Fictional United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance personnel
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Frank Castle (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- Gung-Ho (G.I. Joe)
- Jason Bourne
- Nicholas Brody
- Punisher
Fictional characters from Arkansas
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Chuckles (G.I. Joe)
- Lum and Abner
- Mr. Garrison
- Redneck (comics)
- Wayne Hays (True Detective)
Fictional gunnery sergeants
- Ashley Williams (Mass Effect)
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Gung-Ho (G.I. Joe)
- Leatherneck (G.I. Joe)
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
- Nicholas Brody
- Sgt. Slaughter (G.I. Joe)
Literary characters introduced in 1993
- Anita Blake
- Anthony Godby Johnson
- Bob Lee Swagger
- Jacen Solo
- Joseph Blumenthal (character)
- Kyle Craig
- Mark Renton
- Raylan Givens
- Rei Toei
- Slappy the Dummy
- Van Veeteren