The leader, and only survivor, of a team of U.S. Navy SEALs sent to northern Afghanistan to capture a well-known al Qaeda leader chronicles the events of the battle that killed his teammates and offers insight into the training of this elite group of warriors.

Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, 2007

To Afghanistan...in a Flying Warehouse -- Baby Seals...and Big Ole Gators -- A School for Warriors -- Welcome to Hell, Gentlemen -- Like the Remnants of a Ravaged Army -- 'Bye, Dudes, Give 'Em Hell -- An Avalanche of Gunfire -- The Final Battle for Murphy's Ridge -- Blown-up, Shot, and Presumed Dead -- An American Fugitive Cornered by the Taliban -- Reports of My Death Greatly Exaggerated -- "Two-two-eight! It's Two-two-eight!" -- Epilogue: Lone Star -- Afterword: Patrick Robinson -- Never Forget .