Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by: Marcus Luttrell
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Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July, 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small army in a Taliban stronghold. Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS made it out alive.
This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history. His squadmates fought valiantly beside him until he was the only one left alive, blasted by an RPG into a place where his pursuers could not find him. Over the next four days, terribly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell crawled for miles through the mountains and was taken in by sympathetic villagers who risked their lives to keep him safe from surrounding Taliban warriors.
A born and raised Texan, Marcus Luttrell takes us from the rigors of SEAL training, where he and his fellow SEALs discovered what it took to join the most elite of the American special forces, to a fight in the desolate hills of Afghanistan for which they never could have been prepared. His account of his squadmates' heroism and mutual support renders an experience that is both heartrending and life-affirming. In this rich chronicle of courage and sacrifice, honor and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers a powerful narrative of modern war.
Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July, 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to be very close to Bin Laden with a small army in a Taliban stronghold. Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS made it out alive.
This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history. His squadmates fought valiantly beside him until he was the only one left alive, blasted by an RPG into a place where his pursuers could not find him. Over the next four days, terribly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell crawled for miles through the mountains and was taken in by sympathetic villagers who risked their lives to keep him safe from surrounding Taliban warriors.
A born and raised Texan, Marcus Luttrell takes us from the rigors of SEAL training, where he and his fellow SEALs discovered what it took to join the most elite of the American special forces, to a fight in the desolate hills of Afghanistan for which they never could have been prepared. His account of his squadmates' heroism and mutual support renders an experience that is both heartrending and life-affirming. In this rich chronicle of courage and sacrifice, honor and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers a powerful narrative of modern war.
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- Lone Survivor
I gave this audio book to my husband and he really enjoyed not only the true story but the company he had while driving coast to coast in Florida.He says he wants to get more books this way
The story was told really well and although it seems to be a masculine type of book, he was sure women would like it also.
Rating: - LONE SURVIVOR
As an author myself I always look for the professionalism in a book written by the person that experienced the book's content, and this book is as well written as anythig that Vince Flynn or Robert Ludlum has written...BUT...this story is all true. Every American should read this and then take a hard look at every man or woman wearing the uniform of an American Soldier, and they will probably see that person in a new light. We are one of only a few countries that are truly free, and it's that way ... Read More
Rating: - A Real Page Turner!
This book was amazing. It kept me on edge and was well written and authentic. I have to admit-the first part, the training for the Seals was interesting but nowhere as compelling as the excursion into the Taliban war zone, after the initial Seal training. I understand more about the military than I ever thought I would know or even want to. This book is like an action movie in print! Bravo Marcus, so happy you were able to bring these memories and experiences home to us Americans that you have protected!! ... Read More
Rating: 
- We'll never know the real story
The fact that this quite awful book was "co"written by a British hack (a rather odd choice for an American soldier) already explains a lot. There is a time honored tradition in British special forces memoirs to simply make stuff up, usually more violence, to make the story sexier. The most famous example, of course,is "Bravo Two Zero", which according to currently available information never had any enemy contact at all, but whose exploits in several contradictory books and a movie morphed into an epic running ... Read More
Rating: 
- Yes, you should read this book
No, the writing was NOT exemplary.
Yes, at times it was repetitive.
Yes, 10,000 less words would have made this story better.
You probably won't always agree with the author's political beliefs.
BUT,
If you'd like to read a gut wrenching true story of a REAL group of hero's, then buy and read this book.What these guys go through in TRAINING is amazing.AND, when the rubber met the proverbial road in this story, these particular guys showed a kind of bravery that will surely ... Read More
- Lone SurvivorI gave this audio book to my husband and he really enjoyed not only the true story but the company he had while driving coast to coast in Florida.He says he wants to get more books this way
The story was told really well and although it seems to be a masculine type of book, he was sure women would like it also.
- LONE SURVIVORAs an author myself I always look for the professionalism in a book written by the person that experienced the book's content, and this book is as well written as anythig that Vince Flynn or Robert Ludlum has written...BUT...this story is all true. Every American should read this and then take a hard look at every man or woman wearing the uniform of an American Soldier, and they will probably see that person in a new light. We are one of only a few countries that are truly free, and it's that way ... Read More
- A Real Page Turner!This book was amazing. It kept me on edge and was well written and authentic. I have to admit-the first part, the training for the Seals was interesting but nowhere as compelling as the excursion into the Taliban war zone, after the initial Seal training. I understand more about the military than I ever thought I would know or even want to. This book is like an action movie in print! Bravo Marcus, so happy you were able to bring these memories and experiences home to us Americans that you have protected!! ... Read More
- We'll never know the real storyThe fact that this quite awful book was "co"written by a British hack (a rather odd choice for an American soldier) already explains a lot. There is a time honored tradition in British special forces memoirs to simply make stuff up, usually more violence, to make the story sexier. The most famous example, of course,is "Bravo Two Zero", which according to currently available information never had any enemy contact at all, but whose exploits in several contradictory books and a movie morphed into an epic running ... Read More
- Yes, you should read this bookNo, the writing was NOT exemplary.
Yes, at times it was repetitive.
Yes, 10,000 less words would have made this story better.
You probably won't always agree with the author's political beliefs.
BUT,
If you'd like to read a gut wrenching true story of a REAL group of hero's, then buy and read this book.What these guys go through in TRAINING is amazing.AND, when the rubber met the proverbial road in this story, these particular guys showed a kind of bravery that will surely ... Read More
