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Lone Survivor

By: Marcus Luttrell, Patrick Robinson
Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
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Four US Navy SEALS departed one clear night in early July 2005 for the mountainous Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a reconnaissance mission. Their task was to document the activity of an al Qaeda leader rumored to have a small army in a Taliban stronghold. Five days later, only one of those Navy SEALS made it out alive.

This is the story of the only survivor of Operation Redwing, SEAL team leader Marcus Luttrell, and the extraordinary firefight that led to the largest loss of life in American Navy SEAL history. His squadmates fought valiantly beside him until he was the only one left alive, blasted by an RPG into a place where his pursuers could not find him. Over the next four days, terribly injured and presumed dead, Luttrell crawled for miles through the mountains and was taken in by sympathetic villagers who risked their lives to keep him safe from surrounding Taliban warriors.

A born and raised Texan, Marcus Luttrell takes us from the rigors of SEAL training, where he and his fellow SEALs discovered what it took to join the most elite of the American special forces, to a fight in the desolate hills of Afghanistan for which they never could have been prepared. His account of his squadmates' heroism and mutual support renders an experience for which two of his squadmates were posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for combat heroism that is both heartrending and life-affirming. In this rich chronicle of courage and sacrifice, honor and patriotism, Marcus Luttrell delivers a powerful narrative of modern war.

©2007 Marcus Luttrell (P)2012 Hachette

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WOW!

Loved the story!
Now we will watch the movie again to see what was left out!

thank you for your service Sir!

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inspiring yet sad

Incredible story, given its true! I saw the movie and this writing really follows just like the movie. Actually, makes me like the movie more. Story was great! The death of the seals was sad though. A lot of pain in the story, but a definite listen!

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Heart wrenching story of survival

Narrator makes you feel the story. Thank you all that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

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Liked everything about it except for parts of the narration

Engaging story. I enjoyed hearing about what goes on behind the scenes while the SEALs are waiting for some action. The narration was okay, overall. I just did not like the parts where the narrator would overact—and read as if his voice was cracking and trembling under duress —in an effort to translate emotion of what he’s reading.

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Best Audio book

This is the best Audio book I have heard so far. Great courage and strength it took to survive.

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Very great book

There was only one thing I didn’t like. It took me a few chapters to tolerate the performance. The reader just felt like he was tryin to speak with a Texan accent but was fallin short. Lol

The book was great. The stories from his training on Coronado had me laughing out loud at parts. Knowing what was going to happen still made it hard to hear about his friends deaths. It’s something that should be heard though. Then hearing about how the villagers saved him was truly inspiring. Don’t pass up this read.

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Outstanding story.

one of the best military books I've listened to! I highly recommend it. fast paced. Interesting throughout. No slow spots.

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Excellent book

What a great read. This book had my attention the entire time. Highly recommend to anyone

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Wow

As a United States Marine I found this book to shake alive my soul. It re-awoke my patriotism and reminded me why I served. It made me cry, laugh and smile. Thank You for this gem Marcus Luttrell

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Amazing book

Unbelievable display of heroism, courage, mental toughness and selflessness of these 20 men. I was bought to tears more than once and I’m a grown damn man

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