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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by: Marcus Luttrell

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 958.1047
EAN: 9780316067591
ISBN: 0316067598
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 390
Publication Date: June 12, 2007
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: June 12, 2007
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
Sales Rank: 4538

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Product Description:
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.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- I couldn't put the book down
"Lone Survivor" is an incredible account of what a Navy Seal goes through to get that trident pin and what they do to keep americans safe. I thought it was extremely well written. It was as if I was there on that mountain side with them. It really was a great read.

I'm proud that there are people like Marcus out there keeping us safe.

Rating:

- Great book, sour grapes
This is a fast paced thriller and an incredible true story. Gives great insight into military operations in Afghanistan. However, Petty Officer Luttrell's professed love of country apparently doesn't apply to the Bill of Rights in particular freedom of press. As far as blaming the Rules of Engagement, which by the way were not established soley by the "liberal" policitians, for his team's demise, perhaps, Marcus should consider the command who sent a team in harm's way outnumbered 35 to 1, SEAL team or no. Or LT Murphy who accepted a mission without adequate intel on the surrounding terrain. As a former Naval Aviator and Aircraft Commander in the U.S. Navy, I would have had a difficult time explaining to my superiors why I chose to put a life and death decision to a vote. What resulted ... Read More

Rating:

- A good read
This book was a gift for my Dad. He read the book in a couple of days and then gave it to me. I have not finished it yet but so far it is an awsome book. The training these Seals go through is just amazing.

Rating:

- Predictable and Loaded with Cliché
I admire the author and his fellow soldiers for their courage and for their service. But it's the book, and not their actions, decisions, or anything else which is being reviewed - and that's the reason why it really can't receive anything but a very low mark.

As a piece of writing, this book is really difficult to take seriously. I really wish the author had chosen to have his story told objectively, by an experienced military writer or war historian. It really reads like something out of Team America.

The book's biggest failing is that it's far too politicized. His anger toward and mistrust of people with opposing political or religious views is a little halting. I also think it's fine that he loves God, Bush, and Texas - I just couldn't help wishing it was conveyed ... Read More

Rating:

- Unbelievably Fabulous and Enlightening
I have always been a fan of our military, our soldiers, our intelligence and our President George W Bush. But after reading Marcus's book, I am an absolute devotee of the US Navy SEALs. It instills an education as to the training and the dedication these men have to serve and protect our country, our freedoms and our future. Any liberal idiot who thinks that we have no reason to protect ourselves , especially against afghanie and pakastani and Syrian and Iraqi muslim radicalism , needs to read this book over and over and over again. George W Bush is a man , a fighter , a protector and will be seen as a much better President of the United States than the liberal media has awarded him in the present. I am proud and grateful that he was our leader, and to these men, I thank you for my life, my ... Read More

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