Operation Red Wings: The Complete Untold Story of the Tragic U.S. Navy SEAL Mission

Operation Red Wings: The Complete Untold Story of the Tragic U.S. Navy SEAL Mission reveals the full, never-before-told story of the United States Navy SEAL and special operations component of Operation Red Wings, one of the most renowned chapters in modern military history. Begun late in the night of June 27, 2005, Operation Red Wings spiraled into disaster in less than twenty-four hours with nineteen United States special operations personnel tragically killed.

Ed Darack provides the definitive, in-depth, complete account of the United States Navy SEAL and special operations component of Operation Red Wings. Darack weaves a unique narrative combining deeply researched history and technical details to paint a lucid picture of the evolution of United States Navy SEAL involvement, their planning, and their harrowing battle that ended in tragedy.

The story of Operation Red Wings is widely misunderstood and misreported, marred by glaring misinformation about virtually all aspects of the mission. This book provides the definitive story of the United States Navy SEAL and special operations component of this mission, one that satisfies all unanswered questions about this important chapter of modern military history, including where responsibility lies for this tragedy.

Ed Darack, who embedded with United State Marines in eastern Afghanistan where Operation Red Wings took place, has spent over twenty years on this story. He has traveled to Afghanistan four times and Iraq twice covering United States military operations for a spectrum of publications. In addition to his writing, he is a widely published photographer and cartographer. Operation Red Wings is his eighth book.