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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 | 
 enlarge | Author: Marcus Luttrell
Creator: Patrick Robinson
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  785 reviews
Sales Rank: 282
Media: Paperback
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0316067601
Dewey Decimal Number: 958.1047
EAN: 9780316067607
ASIN: 0316067601
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Condition: HARDCOVER edition with dustjacket.
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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.
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 Read it and live December 1, 2008
John P. Casey (martha's vineyard)
It is a time when being patriotic is a dirty word. Fewer and fewer people are nationalistic like the previous generation was. Today the word in vogue is global. The new economy is forming rapidly with a new world goverment in the wings. With men like Marcus Latrell in our service, it gives the patriotic remnant a reason to still be proud of our country.
This book effected every area of my life and motivated me to live a life worthy of God and my country. And yes I do believe in miracles Marcus, You needed to tell your story. God bless you.
John Casey
"Good Ta Go" even for a "squid"... November 30, 2008
Max E. Roark
Never mind the title of my review. Just a little "dogging" from an old Marine grunt(1983-87). I found the book to be awesome and I usually only read non-fictions concerning the Marines in Vietnam. This book changed all of that . You can't put it down, once you've started.
At times, the author may seem to be a little overboard in his SEAL gung-ho's, but who am I to say that they don't brag a little too much. I was around a few Force Recon guys who never bragged, but I've never been around any SEAL (that I was aware of, that is...)
If the crowd that showed up at his parents home to support his family during his MIA status was as large as the author describes (which I did find to be a little hard to believe), then being a part of the SEAL brotherhood is something to be VERY proud of.
Once again, I found the book to be outstanding, and would recommend it to any veteran and non-veteran alike, no matter what branch of service.
Max Roark
Wpn's Co., 1/6
USMC 1983-87
OUT-FREAKIN-STANDING!!! November 29, 2008
Michael A. Berman
this book is a must read for anyone who is currently in the military or anyone who just likes reading about it. i also encourage the media and any liberals towards this novel as well. Marcus is just incredible! thee greatest book i have ever read, a real privelage!
Fighting and Dying: For Country and Friends November 25, 2008
Avid One
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Marcus Luttrell, the lone survivor of a clandestine military operation by Seal Team 10 in remote Afghan mountains, decided to tell this story because he heard someone who was not there had the same plans. It was the largest loss of life in SEAL team history but Marcus wanted to honor the memory of his teamates; Danny, Shane, James, Axe and Mikey. What results is a totally gripping story of courage and heroism against insurmountable odds, infused with surprising morality and sacrifice by Americans and Afghans.
Extremely well written, captivating and moving, Luttrell takes the reader back to his own decision to join the SEALs, the arduous training and the unique camaraderie that develops within the SEAL team. He describes the modern day warrior mystique and the bullet proof mentality that results. Necessary ingredients in the type of soldier capable of answering the call when missions like Operation Redwing are in order. "That's my kind of stuff. Backs to the wall. Never give in. Courage, risks, daring beyond compare".
In a very intimate way, Marcus helps you to know his teamates as if you had met them or briefly been part of the team. Their individuality, hopes, plans, dreams and family connections. There is no better way he could have accomplished the goal of paying honor and tribute to each of them. "Danny, Shane, James, Axe, Mikey and Marcus. Here on business, trained to the minute, armed to the teeth and all set to drive the armies of the Taliban and al Qaeda right out of the mountains".
Not long into their mission, the team is discovered by goat herders. Unarmed civilians. To preserve the mission's integrity and their safety they should have killed them but they take a vote, which results in their release. Within an hour the team is under fire from nearly 100 Taliban fighters from which only Marcus survives. They fought relentlessly for each other's survival, never giving in or assuming that they could not overcome.
Marcus had been the deciding vote for their release and now, nearly every waking hour of his life since, Marcus thinks of that fateful decision. "No night passes when I don't wake in a cold sweat thinking of those moments on that mountain. I'll never get over it. I cannot get over it. The deciding vote was mine and it will haunt me till they rest me in an East Texas grave". Marcus went to the families of each of his fallen brothers and described their courage and heroism. He also went back to active duty and served until very recently.
This story is heartwarming and heartbreaking. Luttrell's ache over his fallen comrades is palpable. Yet, meeting these extraordinary individuals is absolutely inspiring. Their dedication to each other, to the mission, to the SEALs and to our country will improve your patriotism and your confidence in the calibre of our brave military personnel.
My Country and the Lone Star State... November 24, 2008
Ron Braithwaite (El Indio, Texas United States)
"Lone Survivor" is a terrific tale of terrible hardship, fear, heroism and a refusal to give up, physically or morally. We are given a front row seat as to SEAL training and indoctrination and, then, we see these things in action against incredible odds. The reader comes to realize that SEAL training is not so much about physical hardening--as a matter of fact, much of SEAL training probably weakens hard bodies--as it is about finding those very few men who will seldom, if ever, give up when in impossible situations.
This is basically what we see in the combat phase of this story. Four SEALs are assaulted by 200 or more Taliban on steep, virtually impossible terrain. The Taliban aren't wimps. They are dedicated Jihadists willing to take casualties. Take casualties they do but during the course of a confused, hours long, verticle battle, they succeed in killing three of the SEAL team and badly injuring and shooting up the fourth [Luttrell]. Miraculously Lutrrell survives by throwing himself multiple times down clifflike hillsides and, even more miraculously, always comes up with his rifle, managing to kill and wound more of the enemy.
Broken, battered and wounded Luttrell is finished to be resuced by friendly Afghans who decide to give him the blood-oath sanctuary of their protection. The Taliban nevertheless try to take him away and execute him but the tribal chieftain will have none of it. He not only protects Luttrell but the old man singlehandedly walks to a U.S. base and tells them of Luttrell's presence. Luttrell is rescued but we wonder about the fate of his rescuers.
Unfortunately, the cost of an earlier resuce attempt is a helicopter, full of elite troops, downed with the loss of all hands. Only one criticism I can level at the story. The detail is, perhaps, a little too good. The vast majority of individuals going through a Luttrell-type experience would simply block part of it. The pain, fear, disorientation and shock while falling and wounded tend to play hovoc with memory...but...perhaps SEALS, by nature and training, remember...
Incidentally, I quite agree with Luttrell about the miserable and biased U.S. press. I also agree that our 'rules of engagement', generally speaking, are articles for defeat. I also disapprove of sending military attorneys [political commissars] into combat situations to approve or disapprove of the legal 'correctness' of a military action.
Ron Braithwaite, author of novels--"Skull Rack" and "Hummingbird God"--on the Spanish Conquest of Mexico
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