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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 |  | Author: Marcus Luttrell
Creator: Patrick Robinson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  1126 reviews
Sales Rank: 478
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 464
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0316044695
Dewey Decimal Number: 958.104
EAN: 9780316044691
ASIN: 0316044695
Publication Date: May 1, 2009
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Product Description
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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 Great Book! March 18, 2010
Wendell R. Stuntz (Iowa)
I really enjoy reading these military accounts which take you behind the lines and make you feel like you're right there with the military members who are living these incredible events. I thought it was a great story of his life and training and preparation and the very heroic battle that these brave warriors fought to protect and defend all of us who are so lucky to live in this great country. It makes me appreciate our military more after reading this book. It was a great read.
Riveting March 16, 2010
nalinirapture
Excellent story of Navy Seal training, patriotism, modern warfare and the men who risk all conducting it. Very readable and intelligent. I highly recommend it!
Couldn't put it down March 15, 2010
A. Carver (Ames IA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read several military books, all of which I have enjoyed (Shooter, Inside the Crosshairs, House to House, Marine Sniper, just to name a few). But this was by far the most interesting war book I have ever read, and I read the entire book within two days (not bad for a college student with multiple tests that week). The book was just captivating and simply hard to put down.
The first half of the book is somewhat a review for anyone familiar with SEAL training and Hell Week, but the writers found a way to make it very personal and interesting, tracing Mr. Luttrell's journey through BUD's. The writers take the reader on a first hand account of Class 226 and 228's training.
Slightly before midway through the book is when the writers begin the narration of Operation Red Wing, and I can honestly say I read the remaining 200+ pages nonstop. The account of that dreadful operation is simply amazing, and Mr. Luttrell's story got my heart racing at times, and had me tearing up in others. Just an amazing account of what happened and the men involved.
I can understand some reviews that say Mr. Luttrell uses the book as his soap-box against the "liberal media", and quite frankly the reviewers are correct. Although I agree with Mr. Luttrell to an extent on the issue, I did at times get a little frustrated hearing about the topic repeatedly.
But to be honest, this is such a minor detail in the book, and does not take away enough away from the books main purpose of telling the story of the brave men involved in Operation Red Wing and their heroics. Anyone who would give this book a one star rating for the political message in the book is out of their mind, and I truly believe that, because it is such a minor part of the book. Furthermore, anyone who claims the book is boring or written poorly, well I would love to hear some recommendations from you all, because it would have to be ONE HELL of an exciting book!
If you are interested in a story of modern warfare and the men who risk all conducting it, this is the book for you, I highly recommend it!
I wish I could give this 10 stars March 14, 2010
John Greenough
Lone survivor is an awesome book. I like the audio version and played it back and forth to work. What a story. God bless the Navy Seals. They are true heroes. Marcus Lutrell is THE MAN!
 Must read March 13, 2010
K.J.
Surely, you the know the background of his story, but hearing about the physical and mental extremes he went through during this historical fight from the lone survivor makes it a must read. SF soldiers have a never back down, never quit, always succeed mentality and he makes their very clear in his book. Remember, this is the guy to got in a high speed chase after two thugs killed his dog.
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