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 /
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Scribner, 2009.Edition: First Scribner hardcover edDescription: xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781416580515
- 1416580514
- 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) -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century
- Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Soldiers -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century
- Urban warfare -- Afghanistan -- Maz�ar-i Shar�if -- History -- 21st century
- Maz�ar-i Shar�if (Afghanistan) -- History, Military -- 21st century
- 958.104/7 22
- DS371.412 .S73 2009b
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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NF | Chamberlin Free Public Library | Nonfiction | 958.104 STA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34517000495096 |
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.
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