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12 strong : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers / Doug Stanton
TITLE:
12 strong : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers / Doug Stanton
Alternate Title:
Twelve strong : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
Former Title:
Horse soldiers.
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
New York : Scribner,
Physical Description:
xx, 395 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-395).
Summary:
Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dramatic account that includes testimonies by Afghanistan citizens whose lives were changed by the war.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781501178511
General Note:
The amazing book that inspired the movie."

"Previously published as Horse soldiers.