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Author:

Stanton, Doug.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Scribner

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States.--Special Forces--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--Mazar-i Sharif--Mazar-i Sharif--History--21st century.
Mazar-i Sharif (Afghanistan)--History, Military--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-393)

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.

ISBN:

1416580514
9781416580515

OCLC:

(OCoLC)232979208

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