| Edition |
Abridged. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 20 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Read by Jack Garrett. |
| Summary |
Horse Soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators, and overjoyed Afghans thronged the streets. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed. Dangerously outnumbered, they fought for their lives. At risk were the military gains of the entire campaign: if the soldiers perished or were captured, the effort to defeat the Taliban might be doomed. Until now the full story of the Horse Soldiers has never been told. Doug Stanton received unprecedented cooperation from the U.S. Army's Special Forces soldiers and Special Operations helicopter pilots, as well as access to voluminous after-battle reports. In addition, he interviewed more than one hundred participants and walked every inch of the climactic battleground. Reaching across the cold mountains of Afghanistan and into the homes of small-town America, Horse Soldiers is a big-hearted and thrilling epic story from one of our preeminent storytellers. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Special Forces -- History -- 21st century.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Cavalry operations, American.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations, American.
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Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American.
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Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
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Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
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Soldiers -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century.
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Urban warfare -- Afghanistan -- Mazār-i Sharīf -- History -- 21st century.
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Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) -- History, Military -- 21st century.
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| Added Author |
Garrett, Jack. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9780743580823 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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0743580826 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT11639547 |
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