Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan /
Doug Stanton.
- First Scribner hardcover ed.
- New York : Scribner, 2009.
- xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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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United States. Army. Special Forces --History--21st century.
Afghan War, 2001---Cavalry operations, American. Afghan War, 2001---Aerial operations, American. Special operations (Military science)--History--Afghanistan--21st century. Soldiers--History--United States--21st century. Soldiers--History--Afghanistan--21st century. Urban warfare--History--Afghanistan--Mazar-i Sharif--21st century.