Lone Survivor

July 2005. A special operation by Navy SEALs in Afghanistan. The task was not easy—take out the Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. About a month was spent on surveillance, but the real work was supposed to happen in open combat. Everything went according to plan until the detachment ran into a group of herders. The civilians were decided not to kill, but that was precisely what doomed the infantry.

“Survivor”—is a real story of Marcus Luttrell, the only person who survived that bloody battle. Severely wounded, with paralyzed legs and bleeding hands, Luttrell miraculously made it through. At home he is considered a hero, but he thinks otherwise— in his book Marcus describes the operation in detail, reflecting on the very meaning of war along the way. Would the world be better if every Taliban were destroyed, no matter what? Does “The end justifies the means” really work on the battlefield? Luttrell found answers to these questions.

“I’m not a brave man. I’m just a patriot.”