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 the sole survivor of Operation Redwing Blasted unconscious by a rocket grenade blown over a cliff but still armed & still breathing Luttrell endured four desperate days fighting the al-Qaeda assassins sent to kill him before finding unlikely sanctuary with a Pashtun tribe who risked everything to protect him from the circling Taliban killers