Horse soldiers the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan
2009
Large Print
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.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9781410417206
- 1410417204
Edition: Large print edition.
Description:
- 771 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- large print
Notes:
- "Gale Cengage Learning."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 739-767).
LCCN: 2009012161
Control Number: 602275
Publisher: Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2009.Series:
Subjects:
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Aerial operations, American.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Cavalry operations, American.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 -- Personal narratives, American.
- Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) -- History, Military -- 21st century.
- Soldiers -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
- Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
- Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
- United States. Army. Special Forces -- History -- 21st century.
- Urban warfare -- Afghanistan -- Mazār-i Sharīf -- History -- 21st century.
Genre: Personal narratives.