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 twenty-four 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
left-blasted 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 six-foot-five-inch Texan, Leading Petty Officer Luttrell
takes us, blow-by-blow, through the brutal training of America's
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.
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