Marcus luttrells book about his first hand experience is truly one of the greatest, most compelling books i have ever. Luttrells claims are exaggerated nonsense, says patrick kinser, a former marine infantry officer who participated in operation red wings and read the former seals after action report. Operation red wings is an indepth examination of the recovery mission to. In the weeks following marcus luttrells rescue, gulab and his family received threats from the taliban, and they were relocated to asadabad. The eyewitness account of operation redwing and the lost heroes of seal team 10 from the worlds largest community of read. The rescue story behind lone survivor sofrep kindle edition by peter nealen author. Marcus luttrells blockbuster bestseller, lone survivorsoon to. Luttrell has given the media enough of his soul over the past few years, promoting his book and, to some extent of late, the film, but nevertheless. Watch red wings recovery full episode the warfighters. New look at illfated 05 afghan mission the san diego. A new book, operation red wings, provides more details of the rescue attempt, based on interviews with special operations forces, afteraction reports and military intelligence. The rescue story behind lone survivor sofrep ebook. After the battle, according to the book, luttrell is found by a local man.
Operation red wings, informally referred to as the battle of abbas ghar was a combined joint. Both the film and the book more or less ignore the role of marines in conceiving, planning, and leading operation red wings. The rescue helicopter carrying eight seals was shot down by a reported rocket. The movie gave the impression that operation red wings is relatively routine and just has a. The eyewitness account of operation redwing and the lost heroes of seal. Eight members of the seals and eight army special operations soldiers who came by helicopter to rescue the original four were shot down, and all. A quick reaction force of army rangers sets out on a mission to rescue the lone survivor of a seal team that came under attack in the mountains of afghanistan. Operation red wings was just like any other mission.