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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 958.1047 EAN: 9780316067607 ISBN: 0316067601 Label: Back Bay Books Manufacturer: Back Bay Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 416 Publication Date: May 01, 2008 Publisher: Back Bay Books Studio: Back Bay Books Sales Rank: 324
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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Rating: - Typical Day of a Navy SEAL
The author decribes in detail what it takes to become a Navy SEAL and why that training paid off. He tells us how his buddies were killed and how he was badly wounded. The mission was the largest loss ... Read More
Rating: - Good article condensed into a book
This book would have been a good article in a magazine but not a book. Mostly it is about SEAL training and the background of the author( heavily ghost written). Not to take anything away from the accounts ... Read More
Rating: - Hardest book I ever read
This book should be required reading for ALL politicans and reporters.
I had to read this in complete privacy and solitude.
I read each word at least 5 times to make sure I honored the hero's the ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Read
This is a great book that's destined to become a classic. Marcus Luttrell's first person account of his experience in Afghanistan is riveting and thrilling. You won't be able to put it down. A real bonus is ... Read More
Rating: - Great
This was a great book. I could hardly put it down. I hope more people will read this book and know what our solders are up against in this war on terrorism. Marcus and his men are real heroes.
- Typical Day of a Navy SEAL
- Good article condensed into a book