12 strong
Subtitle: the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
By: Doug Stanton
Contributors: Stanton, Doug
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9781471170829
Copyright date: 2009
Subjects: United States; American Personal narratives; Soldiers; United States. Army. Special Forces; Afghan War, 2001-; American Cavalry operations; Special operations (Military science); History
Other titles: Twelve strong
Description: 12 Strong 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. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city. 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.
Notes: "Previously published as Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan. The story that inspired the movie."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-395)