Lone survivor. Marcus Luttrell. 2014.

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....