Horse Soldiers : The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Special Forces Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan Paperback / softback
by Doug Stanton
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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…
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages, 8pp b-w photographs
- Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Publication Date:08/07/2010
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- ISBN:9781847398239
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages, 8pp b-w photographs
- Publisher:Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Publication Date:08/07/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9781847398239