Description: Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon. From the New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way comes a true-life story of American soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunning military victory. Horse Soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy army across the mountainous Afghanistan terrain and, after a series of intense battles, captured the city of Mazar-i-Sharif, which was strategically essential to defeat their opponent throughout the country. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city, and the streets thronged with Afghans overjoyed that the Taliban regime had been overthrown. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed by the would-be POWs. Dangerously overpowered, they fought for their lives in the city's immense fortress, Qala-i-Janghi, or the House of War. At risk were the military gains of the entire campaign: if the soldiers perished or were captured, the entire effort to outmaneuver the Taliban was likely doomed. Deeply researched and beautifully written, Stanton's account of the Americans' quest to liberate an oppressed people touches the mythic. The soldiers on horses combined ancient strategies of cavalry warfare with twenty-first-century aerial bombardment technology to perform a seemingly impossible feat. Moreover, their careful effort to win the hearts of local townspeople proved a valuable lesson for America's ongoing efforts in Afghanistan.
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Book Series: Historical
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
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Type: Novel
Era: 2000s
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Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Horse Soldiers : the Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Doug Stanton
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Military / Special Forces, Military Science, Military / Afghan War (2001-), Military / United States, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), Military / Wars & Conflicts (OTHER), Military
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Year: 2009
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, History
Item Weight: 21 Oz
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
