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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.
About the Author
Marcus Luttrell became a combat-trained Navy SEAL in 2002 and served in many dangerous Special Operations assignments around the world. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Lone Survivor, and is a popular corporate and organizational speaker. He lives near Houston, Texas.
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The strentgh of the human spirit prevails
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This is very disappointing book for anyone with a real interest in Military history.
Frankly I found its overt political message totally distracting and it's nationalistic ranting quite nauseating. Without meaning to it personifies all that us wrong with US foreign policy and practice.
I really wonder what any Aussie or UK special force members would make if it. However this books promotion of SEAL forces as mindless killing robots will not impress.
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ISBN: 9780316324069
ISBN-10: 031632406X
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 464
Published: 19th November 2013
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 17.78 x 10.8
x 3.81
Weight (kg): 0.23
