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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

In late June 2005, four Navy SEALs set out from their base in northern Afghanistan on a night mission toward the Pakistani border. Their target was a senior al Qaeda figure hidden inside a Taliban stronghold guarded by a small but well-armed force. What began as a planned operation in rugged mountain country quickly became a desperate fight for survival.

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This firsthand account follows fire team leader Marcus Luttrell through the grueling training that shaped the SEAL brotherhood and into the battle that followed. It is a story of courage, loyalty and hard choices made by men fighting for one another.

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