Reddit reviews Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

People like to claim that the movie "Hollywoodized" the story, but the book is a pretty far departure from what really happened as well; the writer testifies to his group being overrun by an army of a hundred-plus members of Al-Qaeda, all because they had mercy on a civilian they saw on a road and refused to kill him. Lutrell (or his ghost-writer) is also under the strong impression that the war in Iraq is between the Christian American God and Allah, that the war was "payback for 9/11", that twins have an unexplainable psychic link, and that his operation was called "Operation: Redwing" because that sounds badass.

The official report on Operation: Red Wings (the difference being that the actual operation was named after a hockey team, because Murica) found that his group was attacked by about twenty armed insurgents with no relation to Al-Qaeda, and for unrelated reasons to a lone farmer. Still a rough situation, to be sure, but a not a retarded one.

EDIT: Because people keep asking for the citation, here is an an analysis of the book by a veteran on a nationally recognized blog. I've also read the book itself, where most of what I cited occurs in the first couple chapters, and you should check out the more accurate published report of the event. Also turned "redwings" into the more accurate "Red Wings"

There is a book..

http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Survivor-Eyewitness-Account-Operation/dp/031632406X/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398205385&sr=1-1&keywords=lone+survivor

By Luttrell.

-The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour

-Halsey's Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue

-Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10

-In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors