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Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton.

Stanton, Doug, (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1416580514
  • ISBN: 9781416580515
  • ISBN: 9781416580522
  • Physical Description: xvi, 393 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Scribner edition
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-393).
Formatted Contents Note:
Key players -- Uprising -- Going to war -- Horsmen, ride -- Danger close -- Gates of Mazar -- Ambush.
Subject:
United States. Army. Special Forces > History > 21st century.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Personal narratives, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Aerial operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Cavalry operations, American.
Soldiers > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Soldiers > United States > History > 21st century.
Special operations (Military science) > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Urban warfare > Afghanistan > Mazār-i Sharīf > History > 21st century.
Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) > History, Military > 21st century.
Genre:
Personal narratives.

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