Lone survivor
Subtitle: the eyewitness account of Operation Redwing and the lost heroes of SEAL Team 10
By: Marcus Luttrell ; with Patrick Robinson
Contributors: Robinson, Patrick, 1939-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780316067591
Subjects: United States; United States. Navy. SEALs; USA; Überlebender; Afghanistankrieg (2001); Officers; Campaigns; American Personal narratives; Afghan War, 2001-; Sea, Air, Land Teams; Marine
Description: 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.--From publisher description.
Notes: Read by Kent T. Collins.
Table of contents: title: To Afghanistan ... in a flying warehouse; title: Baby seals ... and big ole gators; title: A school for warriors; title: Welcome to hell, gentlemen; title: Like the remnants of a ravaged army; title: 'Bye dudes, give 'em hell; title: An avalanche of gunfire; title: The final battle for Murphy's Ridge; title: Blown-up, shot, and presumed dead; title: An American fugitive cornered by the Taliban; title: Reports of my death greatly exaggerated; title: "Two-two-eight! It's two-two-eight!"; title: Epilogue : Lone Star.