Lone survivor. Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson. 2007.

In June 2005 four US Navy SEALs left their base in Afghanistan for the Pakistani border. Their mission was to capture or kill a notorious al-Qaeda leader known to be ensconced in a Taliban stronghold surrounded by a small but heavily armed force. Less than twenty-four hours later, only one of those Navy SEALs was alive.

This is the story of team leader Marcus Luttrell and the four desperate days he spent fighting the al-Qaeda assassins sent to finish him off. It is also the story of the men who fought ferociously beside him until he was the last one left....