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Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan  Cover Image Book Book

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

Stanton, Doug. (Author).

Summary:

Describes the secret mission of a small band of U.S. soldiers who battled against Taliban forces on horseback and captured the Afghan city of Mazar-i Sharif, a critical location for further campaigns.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781416580515
  • ISBN: 9781416580522 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First Scribner hardcover ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes bibliography p. 383-393.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-393).
Subject: 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 > Mazār-i Sharīf > History > 21st century.
Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) > History, Military > 21st century.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.

Doug Stanton is the author of the New York Times bestsellers In Harm’s Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors and Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan, which is the basis for a Jerry Bruckheimer–produced movie by the same name, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, to be released by Warner Bros. in 2018. He attended Hampshire College and the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Washington Post, Men’s Journal, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Esquire, and Outside, where he has been a contributing editor. Stanton is a founder of the National Writers Series, a year-round book festival, and lives in his hometown of Traverse City, Michigan, with his wife, Anne Stanton, and their three children, John, Katherine, and Will.

Doug Stanton is the author of the New York Times bestsellers In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors and Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan, which is the basis for a Jerry Bruckheimer'produced movie by the same name, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, to be released by Warner Bros. in 2018. He attended Hampshire College and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Washington Post, Men's Journal, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Esquire, and Outside, where he has been a contributing editor. Stanton is a founder of the National Writers Series, a year-round book festival, and lives in his hometown of Traverse City, Michigan, with his wife, Anne Stanton, and their three children, John, Katherine, and Will.


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