In June 2005 four US Navy SEALs left their base iin Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture of kill anotorious 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. Blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Luttrell endured four desperate days fighting the al-Qaeda assassins sent to finish him off, before finding unlikely sanctuary with a Pashtun tribe who risked everything to protect him from the circling killers. [back cover].
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In June 2005 four US Navy SEALs left their base iin Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture of kill anotorious 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. Blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade, blown over a cliff, but still armed and still breathing. Luttrell endured four desperate days fighting the al-Qaeda assassins sent to finish him off, before finding unlikely sanctuary with a Pashtun tribe who risked everything to protect him from the circling killers. [back cover].