This is the story of team leader Marcus Luttrell, the sole survivor of Operation Redwing and the desperate battle in the mountains that ultimately led to the greatest loss of life in the history of Navy SEALs.

But it is also more than anything else, the story of his colleagues who fought fiercely by his side until he was left alone - lying unconscious from the shockwave of a self-propelled rocket explosion, thrown over a rock, yet still armed and breathing.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]