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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10
Marcus Luttrell
4.08 AVERAGE
390 reviews for:
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Seal Team 10
Marcus Luttrell
4.08 AVERAGE
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning about the lives of those who serve in our armed forces. In this book, Marcus takes the reader on a wild ride starting at Navy SEAL's Bootcamp and through his life-altering experience during Operation Redwing. The things this man has experienced are far greater than anything someone his age should have to endure. This book made me laugh and cry. It definitely left me with a whole new appreciation for the sacrifices made by our military personnel and the great lengths to which they fight everyday to keep us safe at home.
I have very complicated and mixed feelings about this story. It was very compelling to read, hence the four stars, and I applaud anyone who has the ambition, guts, passion and calling to not only serve in our military but become a Navy Seal. I am forever grateful and in awe. I struggle mightily to reconcile killing as a response to killing, but that is absolutely not a judgement on those who serve, just a tip-of-the-iceberg statement on my complicated and mixed feelings about the story. The conflicting reports out there about the true number of enemy combatants faced on the mountain that day are also unsettling. When I read a memoir or non-fiction story I’d like to know that what I’m reading is factual and not embellished or altered in any way for the sake of storytelling, but I also understand that when you are under the highest stress of being actively being stalked and shot at, your mind may or may not remember things accurately.
I began this book expecting "just another soldier's story" - "I joined the military, went through training, and here was my big moment."
Instead, I found an incredible account of community, humbleness, bravery, camaraderie, strength, and faith.
Instead, I found an incredible account of community, humbleness, bravery, camaraderie, strength, and faith.
Good read of courage under extreme circumstances. Hooyah!
-HM3 Trapnell
-HM3 Trapnell
A truly remarkable story. Marcus Luttrell is an American hero who endured so much to become a Navy Seal and then had to fight for his life in the mountains of Afghanistan. A very fast read that puts the reader right in the middle of all the action. I definitely will go see the movie.
The story of ill-fated Operation Redwing is harrowing, and will certainly keep your interest... I read the book in 3 days. But the author--the lone survivor of the operation--is annoyingly preoccupied with expressing the bravado and braggadocio that apparently accompanies earning US Navy SEAL status, as well as communicating a poorly conceived notion that the "American liberal press" is to blame for any and every military failure/difficulty. In summary, the event that the book discusses is fascinating, but the quality of the writing and the sentiments of the author are poor at best.
I picked this up and put it down quite a few times. I was listening to it on audiobook and struggled until I sped up the pace.
The story is heartbreaking and obviously has been part of some therapy for Marcus Luttrell. You can almost feel the pain and passion as he moves through the memories. I definitely recommend it but it is incredibly stressful and difficult to read in some parts especially if you have loved ones in the military; while it can give you some perspective on how serious and dangerous their job can be it can also be very scary to think about. 3.5
The story is heartbreaking and obviously has been part of some therapy for Marcus Luttrell. You can almost feel the pain and passion as he moves through the memories. I definitely recommend it but it is incredibly stressful and difficult to read in some parts especially if you have loved ones in the military; while it can give you some perspective on how serious and dangerous their job can be it can also be very scary to think about. 3.5
This book was one of the best non fiction books I've ever read. Check out my blog for my full review including comments about the movie.
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This was a very engaging account. I really enjoyed it more than I expected I would, considering the subject. It's inspiring, both personally and in terms of being an American. Reading this made me wish I'd put even more effort into my own time spent in the military.