About this title: In June 2005 four US Navy SEALs left their base in Afghanistan for the 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 than twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs was alive. This is the story of team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing, but it is also the story of his team 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 ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sphere
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780751540987ISBN:0751540986
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sphere
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780751540987ISBN:0751540986
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Sphere
Date Published: 15/05/2008
ISBN-13:9780751540987ISBN:0751540986
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780751540987ISBN:0751540986
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 400 pages. It was a top-secret us military mission. now, the seal team leader finally tells the stunning true story illustrations, map, ports. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780316044691ISBN:0316044695
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. clean un marked. FAST shipping. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 446 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Date Published: 2008-05-01
ISBN-13:9780316067607ISBN:0316067601
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
ISBN-13:9780316067591ISBN:0316067598
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Edition: First Paperback Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780316044691ISBN:0316044695
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"Reality check. A view into Afganistan, the people, the war, our troops being there. The story of one survivor of an exceptionally well trained American military unit. Their valor, their belief in protecting their country and willingness to "go the whole way." The story of other military men also risking all to rescue the survivor/s of their first group. The honor of an Afgan villiage who took in this Navy Seal and protected him. A must read."
"This should be required reading for every American, and certainly for every voting american. It is not political and does not preach, but reaffirms that there is good in this Country. . . and that must never change.
Well written, quite a story, and a true one, to boot."
"This book is an eyewitness account of Operation Redwing in Afghanistan in June 2005. It resulted in the largest loss of life in Navy SEAL history. I remember hearing about it on the news and feeling very sad. It's an amazing story; first about the training they undergo, and then the operation itself, where four SEALs were outnumbered at least 35:1 in a firefight, yet still managed to take out half of the Taliban fighters. The three SEALs who died, fought on even after they were shot. Their heroism and bravery is awe-inspiring.
It also makes you see how the rules of engagement, made far from the battlefield, can cause the officers to second-guess their decisions. In this case, they spared some goatherds who stumbled across them, and then these men betrayed them to the Taliban, and the fight ensued.
It's also very sad and moving. This book has made grown men cry. Three men died in the firefight and sixteen others were killed when their rescue helo was shot down.
As in all battles, you see the worst in men, and the best in men. Some of the Pashtun tribesmen risked the lives of everyone in their village in order to shelter and protect Marcus from the Taliban.
I thought Marines were tough, but SEAL training is brutal. The fact that they endured Hell Week at Coronado, prepared them for this ultimate battle and Marcus' own Hell Week in the Hindu Kush mountains."
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