12 strong
the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
by Doug Stanton
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12 Strong 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. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city. 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.
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Urban warfare, Military History, United States. Army. Special Forces, American Cavalry operations, United States, American Personal narratives, American Aerial operations, Soldiers, Afghan War, 2001-, Special operations (Military science), History, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2018-01-14, New York Times bestseller, United states, army, special forces, Afghan war, 2001-, United states, history, military, Special operations (military science), Afghan war, 2001-2021Times
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12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
2018, Simon & Schuster, Limited
in English
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12 strong: the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
2017
in English
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12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Dec 19, 2017, Pocket Books
mass market paperback
1501179950 9781501179952
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12 strong: the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
2017
in English
- Scribner trade paperback edition.
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"Previously published as Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan. The story that inspired the movie."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-395)
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Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dramatic account that includes testimonies by Afghanistan citizens whose lives were changed by the war.
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