Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton.
Material type:
TextSeries: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction seriesPublication details: Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009.Edition: Large print edDescription: 771 p. (large print), [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 23 cmISBN: - 1410417204 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 9781410417206 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- United States. Army. Special Forces -- History -- 21st century
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations, American
- Afghan War, 2001- -- 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 -- Mazåar-i Sharåif -- History -- 21st century
- Mazåar-i Sharåif (Afghanistan) -- History, Military -- 21st century
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Main Library | Large Print NonFiction | 958.1047 S792 | Available | 33111005682014 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes a spectacular, harrowing, true-life soldiers' tale of struggle and triumph in the wake of the September 11 attacks. bw photographs.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 739-767).
Following 9/11, a small band of Special Forces soldiers secretly entered Afghanistan and rode to war on horseback against the Taliban. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy across the mountainous terrain and captured the strategic city of Mazari-Sharif. The bone-weary Americans were welcomed as liberators, and overjoyed Afghans thronged the streets. Then the action took an unexpected turn: the Horse Soldiers were ambushed.