Lone Survivor The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell & With Patrick Robinson
Brand: Little, Brown & Company
Product Description
Follow along a Navy SEALs firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan in this true story of survival and difficult choices. 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 twentyfour 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 leftblasted 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 sixfootfiveinch Texan Leading Petty Officer Luttrell takes us blow by blow through the brutal training of Americas 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. show more
Condition : New
Author : Marcus Luttrell With Patrick Robinson
Weight : 490
Publisher : Little Brown ampamp Company
Language : English
EAN : 9780316067607
ISBN10 : 0316067601
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20070802
Place of Publication : New York United States
Pagination : 392 Pages
Dimensions : 140 X 210 X 29mm