Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton.
By: Stanton, Doug.
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BookPublisher: New York : Scribner, 2009Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.Description: xvi, 393 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781416580515 (trade); 1416580514.Subject(s): Afghan War, 2001- -- Cavalry operations, American | Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations, American | Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American | United States. Army. Special Forces -- History -- 21st century | Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century | Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 21st century | Soldiers -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century | Urban warfare -- Afghanistan -- Mazār-i Sharīf -- History -- 21st century | Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) -- History, Military -- 21st century | Afghan War, 2001- | Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations | Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives | United States. Army. Special Forces -- History | Special operations (Military science) -- History | Soldiers -- United States -- History | Soldiers -- Afghanistan -- History | Military art and science -- Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) -- History | Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) -- Military historyDDC classification: 958.104/7 Summary: Recounts events during which, immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, a small group of U.S. SpecialForces soldiers entered Afghanistan on horseback to capture the city of Mazar-i-Sharif and were ambushed in a battle in which they were outnumbered forty to one.
Recounts events during which, immediately after the attacks of September 11, 2001, a small group of U.S. SpecialForces soldiers entered Afghanistan on horseback to capture the city of Mazar-i-Sharif and were ambushed in a battle in which they were outnumbered forty to one.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-393).
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