TITLE:
Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton.
By:
Publication Date:
2009-2010
Publication Information:
New York : Scribner,
Edition:
1st Scribner trade pbk. ed.
Physical Description:
407 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
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.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781416580522
