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Lone Survivor : The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell (2009, Mass Market)

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A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan. Inspiration for a major motion picture by Mark Wahlberg. On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less then twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs remained alive. This is the story of fire team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, and the desperate battle in the mountains that led, ultimately, to the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. But it is also, more than anything, the story of his teammates, who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left-blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Over the next four days, badly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell fought off six al Qaeda assassins who were sent to finish him, then crawled for seven miles through the mountains before he was taken in by a Pashtun tribe, who risked everything to protect him from the encircling Taliban killers. A six-foot-five-inch Texan, Leading Petty Officer Luttrell takes us, blow-by-blow, through the brutal training of America's warrior elite and the relentless rites of passage required by the Navy SEALs. He transports us to a monstrous battle fought in the desolate peaks of Afghanistan, where the beleaguered American team plummeted headlong a thousand feet down a mountain as they fought back through flying shale and rocks. In this rich, moving chronicle of courage, honor, and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers one of the most powerful narratives ever written about modern warfare-and a tribute to his teammates, who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

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Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
0316044695
ISBN-13
9780316044691
eBay Product ID (ePID)
71660149

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Book Title
Lone Survivor : the Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10
Author
Marcus Luttrell
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / United States, Military
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
464 Pages

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Item Length
7in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
4.2in
Item Weight
8 Oz

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As Told to
Robinson, Patrick
Lc Classification Number
Ds371.413.L87 2009
Copyright Date
2009
Lccn
2009-290772
Dewey Decimal
958.104/7
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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by jgon2998Oct 25, 2010
A Hero's Story about Heroes
What a tremendous read! The true story of how our country's Navy SEALs train and excel is already compelling enough, but this book then takes it to the next level by bringing the reader along on a mission. The tragic deaths of Mikey, Axe, and Danny, made even worse by the deaths of the rescuers sent to extract them and Marcus, are told in such a way that only those who have experienced wartime buddies dying can understand. Yet, the reader is in the middle of it and somehow feeling, albeit in a very small way, what Marcus is going through. The irony of the story is that Marcus is then spared through the protection of the Pashtuns holding on to an honorable and time-tested tradition. How the two idealogies of the past and present combat each other is another battle within a battle. My utmost admiration for Marcus Luttrell, our Navy SEALs, and all our military Special Forces. Marcus, this is truly a "JOB WELL DONE!" God bless you always and may His peace bring you the needed consolation that all who have gone in the service of our country are having their story of honor, courage, and love for this country being told.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by 32thinkblue55Jul 02, 2011
A America Way of Life
A friend of mine knew that I like Navy Seal thing. His nephew is a seal(team 2)and gave him this book for me to read,said I would like it.I'm not much of a reader but I started to read Lone Survivor and I got goose bumps. I love my conuty,I'm proud to be a AMERICAN.Not just Seals,there a lot of brave souls that love this courty and but there live on the line every day so we can do the thing we do.This book tells the story of a groupe of Seals just doing there job so that we can enjoy are freedom. When I finsih the book I thought my 11 year old grandson could learn something about Seal life from Marcus's story.My grandson wants to be a Seal some day I told him it's not the easiest thing to do,but you need to start now living the life of a Seal.So I purchase the book for my grandson to read and I know I will read it again too.Enjoy and God Bless are Troops. Gregory Montecino E4 13B20R3 6/26/73 to 6/26/76 and God Bless AMERICARead full review
5 out of 5 stars
by kgbearJan 09, 2010
Lone Survivor
I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend who had just finished it. He knew that I was a former Intelligence Analyst in the Navy, and was certain that I would find it interesting. I have seldom found a non-fiction account that was impossible to put down. Lone Survivor was the exception. Luttrell & Robinson give an accurate account of life behind the lines in hostile territory as experienced by our Seals and other Special Warfare groups. It informs the readers of problems specific to this area, such as indigenous groups who live in terror of retaliation by the radicals, who will exterminate entire villages in order to maintain control of a region. The territory that we are fighting to liberate is as hostile as the Taliban, and neither adheres to the Geneva Convention. Our troops are set up for failure by the very people who should be supporting them wholeheartedly, but are instead micromanaging their actions from the safety of the cesspool that is known as Washington, DC. They are not allowed to fire until fired upon, on the off chance that the farmer with the AK might be nothing more than an innocent goat herder. Didn't we learn anything from the debacle in Viet Nam? A guerrilla war cannot be fought and won using conventional rules of warfare. Most, if not all, of this Team could have come out alive, if not for the unreasonable requirements to avoid collateral damage at all cost. Lone Survivor is a tribute to these men who lost their lives on this mission while adhering to the restraints placed upon them by people who have no concept of what is actually involved in warfare of this type. When our heroes are placed on trial for carrying out their orders in the best manner available to them, there is something enormously wrong with our elected officials who have been elevated to positions far beyond the scope of their life experiences and common sense. I highly recommend this book to anyone who still believes that a kinder, gentler, and apologetic America will cause radical Islamists to accept us as their friends and cease hostilities against not only the Infidels, but their own people. Words, no matter how tactfully chosen, and bowing to Saudi leaders, will not put out a raging fire. Only a better fire extinguisher can do that. Read this book and you will understand why it is better to put out the fires of Islamic hatred in the mountains of Afghanistan rather than the high rises of New York City.Read full review
5 out of 5 stars
by rock1962Aug 02, 2009
Heroes in Afghanistan
This book is a peak inside of the life and training of Navy Seals and the type of individual that it take to be one. It also tells the story of a mission for 4 of them in Afghanistan that went bad. It is really a good book, but it is at points sad because it describes in great detail the firefight and the explicit details of the demise of several of the Seals. As you are reading, it seems like you are almost there. I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks our military is not the best in the world. THEY ARE! America is GREAT, not Perfect. I would rather have a bad day here than a great day anywhere else. I don't get much time to read, but I HIGHLY recommend this book.
4 out of 5 stars
by orange334meSep 05, 2012
Superb read on Seal training, but not a very good war or battle narrative.
Very intense book in describing what these men go through in training just to become Seals, which is a very large part of this book (I couldn't put it down for the first half to 2/3 of the book). The "Lone Survivor" seemed to slow from there, even plodding toward the end, and while I mean no disrespect to the author or the Seal heroes of Operation Redwing, I felt the book couldn't keep up the intensity, and I just kept wishing it would end. As a book about Seal training, this is one of the very best accounts I've read, and for that alone I give it 4 stars. Unfortunately, as an actual war story or battle description, it just isn't even close to the likes of "Blackhawk Down" or Junger's "War."

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