Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton.
Stanton, Doug.
1st ed.
New York : Scribner, c2009.
xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
9781416580515
1416580514
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 – Mazar-i-Sharif – History – 21st century.
Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) – History, Military – 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 – Mazar-i-Sharif – History – 21st century.
Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) – History, Military – 21st century.
DS 371.412 .S73 2009
21988
“Includes bibliography—(p. 383-393).
Contents: Author note—Key players—Prologue : uprising—Part one : going to war—Part two : horsemen, ride—Part three : danger close—Part four : gates of Mazar—Part five : ambush—Epilogue—Acknowledgments and sources—Bibliography.