Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan
Stanton, Doug.
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 / - First Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, 2009. - xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-393).
Key players -- Uprising -- Going to war -- Horsmen, ride -- Danger close -- Gates of Mazar -- Ambush.
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.
9781416580515 1416580514
2009293971
United States. Army. Special Forces --History--21st century.
Afghan War, 2001---Cavalry operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001---Aerial operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.
Special operations (Military science)--History--Afghanistan--21st century.
Soldiers--History--United States--21st century.
Soldiers--History--Afghanistan--21st century.
Urban warfare--History--Afghanistan--Maz�ar-i Shar�if--21st century.
Maz�ar-i Shar�if (Afghanistan)--History, Military--21st century.
DS371.412 / .S73 2009b
958.104/7
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 / - First Scribner hardcover ed. - New York : Scribner, 2009. - xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-393).
Key players -- Uprising -- Going to war -- Horsmen, ride -- Danger close -- Gates of Mazar -- Ambush.
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.
9781416580515 1416580514
2009293971
United States. Army. Special Forces --History--21st century.
Afghan War, 2001---Cavalry operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001---Aerial operations, American.
Afghan War, 2001---Personal narratives, American.
Special operations (Military science)--History--Afghanistan--21st century.
Soldiers--History--United States--21st century.
Soldiers--History--Afghanistan--21st century.
Urban warfare--History--Afghanistan--Maz�ar-i Shar�if--21st century.
Maz�ar-i Shar�if (Afghanistan)--History, Military--21st century.
DS371.412 / .S73 2009b
958.104/7