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Horse Soldiers Doug Stanton

Horse Soldiers By Doug Stanton

Horse Soldiers by Doug Stanton


$15.49
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

One of the great untold stories of the war in Afghanistan: how a small band of Special Forces rode out on horseback and defeated the Taliban.

Horse Soldiers Summary

Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Special Forces Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton

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...

About Doug Stanton

Doug Stanton has travelled extensively as a contributing editor for the US Esquire, and other magazines. With his contacts in the Department of Defence, Pentagon, and various branches of the US military, Stanton is a subject matter expert in the areas of insurgency, counter-insurgency, and unconventional and civil wars.

Additional information

GOR003580174
9781847398239
1847398235
Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Special Forces Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan by Doug Stanton
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Simon & Schuster Ltd
20100708
416
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