Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Special Forces Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Us Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan

Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Special Forces Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Us Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan

by Doug Stanton (Author)

Synopsis

The Horse Soldiers is the true, dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan immediately following September 11, 2001 and, riding to war on horses, defeated the Taliban. Heavily outnumbered, they nonetheless succeed in capturing the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif, where they are welcomed as liberators as they ride on horseback into the city, the streets thronged with Afghans overjoyed that the Taliban have been kicked out. The soldiers rest easy, as they feel they have accomplished their mission. Then the action takes a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers are ambushed by the would-be P.O.W.s and, still dangerously outnumbered, they must fight for their lives in the city's ancient fortress known as Qala-I Janghi, or the House of War...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 08 Jul 2010

ISBN 10: 1847398235
ISBN 13: 9781847398239

Author Bio
Doug Stanton has travelled extensively as a contributing editor for the US Esquire, and other magazines. With his contacts in the Department of Defence, Pentagon, and various branches of the US military, Stanton is a subject matter expert in the areas of insurgency, counter-insurgency, and unconventional and civil wars.