Title: 12 strong
Description: 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.
Subjects: Urban warfare, Military History, United States. Army. Special Forces, American Cavalry operations, United States, American Personal narratives, American Aerial operations, Soldiers, Afghan War, 2001-, Special operations (Military science), History, nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-nonfiction=2018-01-14, New York Times bestseller, United states, army, special forces, Afghan war, 2001-, United states, history, military, Special operations (military science), Afghan war, 2001-2021
Places: United States, Afghanistan, Mazar-i Sharif (Afghanistan), Mazar-i Sharif
Time periods: 21st century