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

If you haven't read this book, then you're behind the eight ball. Written really well by one of America's true heroes. Reminds us all that freedom is free!

Whether you are a fan of war stories or not, this book is truly inspiring. It speaks of unfailing dedication to our country, one's friends, ethics/morals and tradition. Read this book and you will NEVER feel sorry for yourself or any hardships you may encounter. All I can say is that I am glad (and proud) that our country has a warrior class like these elite soldiers. The ones who "get the job done" while the rest of us enjoy our relative safety and freedom. Bravo Marcus...and Thank You.

If you think President Bush is the greatest president, insurgence are idiots, muslims are godless, the liberal elite control the military and decided military and foreign policy, and the the Navy Seals are "gods" this is a book for you. If you disagree with any of the above statements or are sick of partisan politics this is not the book for you. A few things became very obvious to me after reading Lone Survivor, Lutrell is guilt ridden and needs someone other than himself to blame for the events in Afghanistan he has little understand about military and world military policy**case in point the Geneva convention** That the Lutrell family needed money** read the book you will understand** and that Luttrell did his fellow Navy Seals and his lost friends a disservice by writing this book. After reading this book I had such distain for the military that i started to question everything i once said about the very brave young men and women who risk their lives everyday to protect and defend us, and truly that is where this book does the greatest disservice.
Honestly the best part of this book is the back cover.

Luttrell's book offers a ground-level perspective on the kinds of operations the US Military's Special Operations Forces are engaged in all around the world, all the time. Too often this topic (Special Forces, SEALs, Delta Force, etc) is dominated by superficial books that amount to little more than anecdotes from second- or third-hand war stories. Not the case with Lone Survivor.

I suppose some intellectual types might not like the fact that there is little "contextualization" of Mr. Luttrell's story--and that of his fellow SEALs. But I would disagree with that characterization vehemently: the context is simple--Luttrell was on a mission targeting Taliban in Afghanistan. He was not working for a think-tank or camp-following for a network television network.

The story hinges upon an important decision the SEAL team votes on. The Consequences of that decision are grave, and Marcus Luttrell makes a convincing argument that these costs are high will never be paid for.

Lone Survivor offers the attentive reader a great deal of insight into the tactics Special Forces use in combat situations. More importantly, this book sheds light on the selflessness of the American sailor, soldier, and marine--one of the SEAL team's decisions, according to Luttrell, cost his teammates their lives.

To Luttrell's credit, he devotes a great amount of attention on his experiences with the Afghani tribal people who treated his wounds and protected him from the Taliban.

Luttrell's story of selflessness, sacrifice, and the tangible burden and stark loneliness of truly being the lone survivor on a failed mission is staggering. I hope even squeamish leftists who are opposed to the men and women of the US armed forces can see past Luttrell's occasional jabs at media personalities to see his story for what it is: tragic, heroic, and personal.

This is a truly inspiring book, and I am so glad I read it.

a must read, not for the quality of the writing but for the amazing story it tells.