12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

Now a major motion picture from Jerry Bruckheimer in theaters everywhere!

â€œA thrilling action ride of a bookâ€ (The New York Times Book Review)â€”the New York Times bestselling, true-life account of a US Special Forces team deployed to dangerous, war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11.

Previously published as Horse Soldiers, 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 cityâ€™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.

â€œA riveting story of the brave and resourceful American warriors who rode into Afghanistan after 9/11 and waged war against Al Qaedaâ€ (Tom Brokaw), Doug Stantonâ€™s account 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 Americaâ€™s ongoing efforts in Afghanistan. With â€œspellbinding...action packed prose...The book reads more like a novel than a military history...the Horse Soldierâ€™s secret mission remains the US militaryâ€™s finest moment in what has since arguably been a muddled warâ€ (USA TODAY).
Country USA
Brand Scribner
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781501178511
ReleaseDate 2017-12-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501178511

Country	USA
Brand	Scribner
Manufacturer	Scribner
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781501178511
ReleaseDate	2017-12-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501178511

12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

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