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

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.

Main Author: Stanton, Doug.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2009.
Edition: First Scribner hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Barber, Kenneth F. tribute.
United States. > Army. > Special Forces > History > 21st century.
Afghan War, 2001-
Afghan War, 2001- > Personal narratives, American.
Special operations (Military science) > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Soldiers > United States > History > 21st century.
Soldiers > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Urban warfare > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) > History, Military > 21st century.
Summary: 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.
Physical Description: xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-393).
ISBN: 9781416580515
1416580514
Author Notes: A former contributing editor at Esquire & Outside, Doug Stanton is now a contributing editor at Men's Journal. He received an MFA from The Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. He lives in Traverse City, Michigan.

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