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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson (2009, Paperback, Reprint)
Author: Patrick Robinson, Marcus LuttrellPublisher: L & B BooksLanguage: English
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In 2005, Marcus Luttrell and his four-man Navy SEAL team were in the mountains along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan hunting down a dangerous al Qaeda leader. The mission, Operation Redwing, suddenly came into jeopardy when they stumbled into a group of goat herders. They had two choices: kill the unarmed men, a violation of the rules of engagement, or let them go, risking discovery. Luttrell voted to let them go--a decision he has regretted ever since. Soon the team was surrounded by 80-100 al Qaeda warriors and not only did Luttrell's comrades die, but a quick-response helicopter carrying 16 other soldiers was also shot down. Luttrell himself was badly wounded, but managed to crawl seven miles to a Pustan village, where the villagers, obeying their ancient customs of hospitality, and risking a massacre at the hands of al Qaeda, hid Luttrell and nursed him back to health. In his best-selling memoir, Luttrell tells the harrowing account of the worst disaster in Navy SEAL history and his own miraculous survival.
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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.
The leader, and only survivor, of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs sent to northern Afghanistan to capture a well-known al Qaeda leader chronicles the events of the battle that killed his teammates and offers insight into the training of this elite group of warriors.
The leader, and only survivor, of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs sent to northern Afghanistan to capture a well-known al Qaeda leader chronicles the events of the battle that killed his teammates and offers insight into the training of this elite group of warriors. Reprint.
In 2005, Marcus Luttrell and his four-man Navy SEAL team were in the mountains along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan hunting down a dangerous al Qaeda leader. The mission, Operation Redwing, suddenly came into jeopardy when they stumbled into a group of goat herders. They had two choices: kill the unarmed men, a violation of the rules of engagement, or let them go, risking discovery. Luttrell voted to let them go--a decision he has regretted ever since. Soon the team was surrounded by 80-100 al Qaeda warriors and not only did Luttrell's comrades die, but a quick-response helicopter carrying 16 other soldiers was also shot down. Luttrell himself was badly wounded, but managed to crawl seven miles to a Pustan village, where the villagers, obeying their ancient customs of hospitality, and risking a massacre at the hands of al Qaeda, hid Luttrell and nursed him back to health. In his best-selling memoir, Luttrell tells the harrowing account of the worst disaster in Navy SEAL history and his own miraculous survival.
| Key Details | |
| Author: | Patrick Robinson, Marcus Luttrell |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | L & B Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| ISBN-10: | 0316044695 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780316044691 |
| Additional Details | |
| Edition Description: | Reprint |
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| Length: | 446 pages |
| Thickness: | 1.2 in |
| Weight: | 8 oz |
Publisher's Note
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.
The leader, and only survivor, of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs sent to northern Afghanistan to capture a well-known al Qaeda leader chronicles the events of the battle that killed his teammates and offers insight into the training of this elite group of warriors.
The leader, and only survivor, of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs sent to northern Afghanistan to capture a well-known al Qaeda leader chronicles the events of the battle that killed his teammates and offers insight into the training of this elite group of warriors. Reprint.
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Lone Survivor
Created: 09/01/10
) I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend who had just finished it. He knew that I was a former Intelligence Analyst in the Navy, and was certain that I would find it interesting.
I have seldom found a non-fiction account that was impossible to put down. Lone Survivor was the exception. Luttrell & Robinson give an accurate account of life behind the lines in hostile territory as experienced by our Seals and other Special Warfare groups. It informs the readers of problems specific to this area, such as indigenous groups who live in terror of retaliation by the radicals, who will exterminate entire villages in order to maintain control of a region. The territory that we are fighting to liberate is as hostile as the Taliban, and neither adheres to the Geneva Convention.
Our troops are set up for failure by the very people who should be supporting them wholeheartedly, but are instead micromanaging their actions from the safety of the cesspool that is known as Washington, DC. They are not allowed to fire until fired upon, on the off chance that the farmer with the AK might be nothing more than an innocent goat herder. Didn't we learn anything from the debacle in Viet Nam? A guerrilla war cannot be fought and won using conventional rules of warfare. Most, if not all, of this Team could have come out alive, if not for the unreasonable requirements to avoid collateral damage at all cost.
Lone Survivor is a tribute to these men who lost their lives on this mission while adhering to the restraints placed upon them by people who have no concept of what is actually involved in warfare of this type. When our heroes are placed on trial for carrying out their orders in the best manner available to them, there is something enormously wrong with our elected officials who have been elevated to positions far beyond the scope of their life experiences and common sense.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who still believes that a kinder, gentler, and apologetic America will cause radical Islamists to accept us as their friends and cease hostilities against not only the Infidels, but their own people. Words, no matter how tactfully chosen, and bowing to Saudi leaders, will not put out a raging fire. Only a better fire extinguisher can do that. Read this book and you will understand why it is better to put out the fires of Islamic hatred in the mountains of Afghanistan rather than the high rises of New York City.
I have seldom found a non-fiction account that was impossible to put down. Lone Survivor was the exception. Luttrell & Robinson give an accurate account of life behind the lines in hostile territory as experienced by our Seals and other Special Warfare groups. It informs the readers of problems specific to this area, such as indigenous groups who live in terror of retaliation by the radicals, who will exterminate entire villages in order to maintain control of a region. The territory that we are fighting to liberate is as hostile as the Taliban, and neither adheres to the Geneva Convention.
Our troops are set up for failure by the very people who should be supporting them wholeheartedly, but are instead micromanaging their actions from the safety of the cesspool that is known as Washington, DC. They are not allowed to fire until fired upon, on the off chance that the farmer with the AK might be nothing more than an innocent goat herder. Didn't we learn anything from the debacle in Viet Nam? A guerrilla war cannot be fought and won using conventional rules of warfare. Most, if not all, of this Team could have come out alive, if not for the unreasonable requirements to avoid collateral damage at all cost.
Lone Survivor is a tribute to these men who lost their lives on this mission while adhering to the restraints placed upon them by people who have no concept of what is actually involved in warfare of this type. When our heroes are placed on trial for carrying out their orders in the best manner available to them, there is something enormously wrong with our elected officials who have been elevated to positions far beyond the scope of their life experiences and common sense.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who still believes that a kinder, gentler, and apologetic America will cause radical Islamists to accept us as their friends and cease hostilities against not only the Infidels, but their own people. Words, no matter how tactfully chosen, and bowing to Saudi leaders, will not put out a raging fire. Only a better fire extinguisher can do that. Read this book and you will understand why it is better to put out the fires of Islamic hatred in the mountains of Afghanistan rather than the high rises of New York City.
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Created: 02/08/09
) This book is a peak inside of the life and training of Navy Seals and the type of individual that it take to be one. It also tells the story of a mission for 4 of them in Afghanistan that went bad. It is really a good book, but it is at points sad because it describes in great detail the firefight and the explicit details of the demise of several of the Seals.
As you are reading, it seems like you are almost there.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks our military is not the best in the world. THEY ARE!
America is GREAT, not Perfect. I would rather have a bad day here than a great day anywhere else.
I don't get much time to read, but I HIGHLY recommend this book.
As you are reading, it seems like you are almost there.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who thinks our military is not the best in the world. THEY ARE!
America is GREAT, not Perfect. I would rather have a bad day here than a great day anywhere else.
I don't get much time to read, but I HIGHLY recommend this book.
Lone Survivor By Marcus Luttrell,patrick Robinson
Created: 16/10/09
This book is truely one of the best book I've ever read.It gives alot of insight into what it takes to be Navy Seal. It also tells about the people and the lay of the land,there in Afghanistan. This piece of history makes many of us proud that we have individuals like Seal Team 10 .An for Marcus Luttrell to hang in there and get alive. So he could tell this like it happened.
Gratifying
Created: 04/05/10
) I love this book and think it should be required reading. This copy I bought for my grandson. It (and the author, Marcus Luttrell) is an inspiration to everyone who reads it. You will never forget it ... the story stays with you. It demonstrates the courage our military and especially the Navy Seals are famous for. God speed to all of them.
A Hero's Story about Heroes
Created: 25/10/10
) What a tremendous read! The true story of how our country's Navy SEALs train and excel is already compelling enough, but this book then takes it to the next level by bringing the reader along on a mission. The tragic deaths of Mikey, Axe, and Danny, made even worse by the deaths of the rescuers sent to extract them and Marcus, are told in such a way that only those who have experienced wartime buddies dying can understand. Yet, the reader is in the middle of it and somehow feeling, albeit in a very small way, what Marcus is going through. The irony of the story is that Marcus is then spared through the protection of the Pashtuns holding on to an honorable and time-tested tradition. How the two idealogies of the past and present combat each other is another battle within a battle. My utmost admiration for Marcus Luttrell, our Navy SEALs, and all our military Special Forces. Marcus, this is truly a "JOB WELL DONE!" God bless you always and may His peace bring you the needed consolation that all who have gone in the service of our country are having their story of honor, courage, and love for this country being told.
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