From the New York Times bestselling author of "In Harm's Way" comes
a true-life story of American soldiers overcoming great odds to
achieve a stunning military victory.
"Horse Soldiers" 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, which was strategically essential to defeat
their opponent throughout the country.
The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as
they rode into the city, and the streets thronged with Afghans
overjoyed that the Taliban regime had been overthrown.
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.
Deeply researched and beautifully written, Stanton's account of the
Americans' quest to liberate an oppressed people 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 America's ongoing efforts in Afghanistan.
General
| Imprint: |
Scribner Book Company
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2010 |
| First published: |
May 2010 |
| Authors: |
Doug Stanton
|
| Dimensions: |
212 x 138 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
407 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4165-8052-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4165-8052-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781416580522 |
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