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Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan

The Extraordinary Story Of A Band Of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode To Victory In Afghanistan.

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  • "Following 9/11, a small band of Special Forces soldiers secretly entered Afghanistan and rode to war on horseback against the Taliban. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy across the mountainous terrain and captured the strategic city of Mazari-Sharif. The bone-weary Americans were welcomed as liberators, and overjoyed Afghans thronged the streets. Then the action took an unexpected turn: the Horse Soldiers were ambushed."
  • "Describes the secret mission of a small band of U.S. soldiers who battled against Taliban forces on horseback and captured the Afghan city of Mazar-i Sharif, a critical location for further campaigns."
  • "The Extraordinary Story Of A Band Of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode To Victory In Afghanistan."@en
  • "Describes the secret mission of a small band of U.S. soldiers who battled against Taliban forces on horseback and captured the Afghan city of Mazār-i Sharīf, a critical location for further campaigns."@en
  • "The Horse Soldiers is the true, dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan immediately following September 11, 2001 and, riding to war on horses, defeated the Taliban. Heavily outnumbered, they nonetheless succeed in capturing the strategic Afghan city of Mazar - e Sharif, where they are welcomed as liberators as they ride on horseback into the city, the streets thronged with Afghans overjoyed that the Taliban have been kicked out. The soldiers rest easy, as they feel they have accomplished their mission. Then the action takes a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers are ambushed by the would - be P.O.W.s and, still dangerously outnumbered, they must fight for their lives in the city's ancient fortress known as Qala - I Janghi, or the House of War."
  • "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."@en
  • "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."
  • "A 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. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators, and overjoyed Afghans thronged the streets. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed. Dangerously outnumbered, they fought for their lives. At risk were the military gains of the entire campaign: if the soldiers perished or were captured, the effort to defeat the Taliban might be doomed. Until now the full story of the Horse Soldiers has never been told. Doug Stanton received unprecedented cooperation from the U.S. Armyś Special Forces soldiers and Special Operations helicopter pilots, as well as access to voluminous after-battle reports. In addition, he interviewed more than one hundred participants and walked every inch of the climactic battleground. Reaching across the cold mountains of Afghanistan and into the homes of small-town America, this book is a big-hearted and thrilling epic story."@en

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  • "Military history"
  • "Military history"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Large type books"
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  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Personal narratives"
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  • "Soldados a caballo : una extraordinaria historia de guerra del siglo XXI"
  • "Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan"
  • "Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan"@en
  • "Soldados a caballo : una extraordinaria historia de guerra del siglo XXI"@es
  • "Horse soldiers"
  • "Horse Soldiers the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan"@en
  • "Horse Soldiers : the Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers"@en
  • "Horse Soldiers"@en
  • "Soldados a caballo una extraordinaria historia de guerra del siglo XXI"@es

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