The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
by Marcus Luttrell
Recommended by Marc Andreessen and Larry Ellison
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, History, and Nonfiction.
The inspiration for a major motion picture by Mark Wahlberg: A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan. On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, History, and Nonfiction.
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Marc Andreessen
Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
“Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 by @MarcusLuttrell The film was fine but the book is unreal; incredibly vivid story of superlative American heroes.”
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