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

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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.

What Customers Say About Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10:

I understand more about the military than I ever thought I would know or even want to. This book was amazing. This book is like an action movie in print. 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. Bravo Marcus, so happy you were able to bring these memories and experiences home to us Americans that you have protected. Happy Fourth of July, I am sure this is one of the most special days in your life.Patti Branco

From a marketing point of view, judging by the vast majority of reviews posted here, they hit it right on the head. Unfortunately, Luttrell is the "lone survivor", and his account, or rather his ghost writer's rendering of it, has way too many holes in it to be believable.

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 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 no question in my mind that some heroic things happened on that mission; I don't think they would give the medal of honor to someone who didn't deserve it. 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 battle resulting in hundreds of dead Iraqis.

I suspect the same happened here. This isn't how it happened; this is what the ghost writer thinks the American audience wants to read, complete with silly political rantings the kind of which I have never read in a military memoir before.

But they've done a disservice to the special forces community and to those readers who want serious military history, not artificial patriotism a la FOX news.

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 impress you.

The Hero's and heroics described in this book literally choked me up.While I'm sure it wasn't a focal point or intent of the author's, I especially appreciated the parts about how outdated Rules of Engagement, the biased liberal media and civilian lawyers are getting brave men and women killed every day. Once I picked this book up, I could not put it down. It was exciting, informative and emotional. This is something America needs to see, realize and wake up to. This cannot continue.Pickup this book, you won't regret it for a moment and you will end up passing it around to friends and family so you will get your money's worth.

This story is absolutely amazing. When they get deployed and finally begin their mission (redwing, I think) it is non-stop on-the-edge-of-your-seat reading. The first half of the book is a thorough glimpse into the becoming of a Navy SEAL, pretty intense but rather boring after a couple dozen pages. Don't be deterred by this section of the book, don't put it down, keep reading. I loved this book, and so have three of my close friends who don't typically enjoy reading non-fiction. Buy it, read it, and read it again.