Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton.
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.
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- 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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- 74 of 76 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 76 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 958.1047 STA (Text) | 36015001223979 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 958.1047 STA (Text) | 36015000957973 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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