{"product_id":"12-strong-the-declassified-true-story-of-the-horse-soldiers-9781501178511","title":"12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture from Jerry Bruckheimer in theaters everywhere \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A thrilling action ride of a book\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)--the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling, true-life account of a US Special Forces team deployed to dangerous, war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9\/11.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eHorse Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e12 Strong\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy army across the mountainous Afghanistan terrain and, after a series of intense battles, captured the city of Mazar-i-Sharif. The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed by the would-be POWs. Dangerously overpowered, they fought for their lives in the city's immense fortress, Qala-i-Janghi, or the House of War. At risk were the military gains of the entire campaign: if the soldiers perished or were captured, the entire effort to outmaneuver the Taliban was likely doomed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A riveting story of the brave and resourceful American warriors who rode into Afghanistan after 9\/11 and waged war against Al Qaeda\" (Tom Brokaw), Doug Stanton's account touches the mythic. The soldiers on horses combined ancient strategies of cavalry warfare with twenty-first-century aerial bombardment technology to perform a seemingly impossible feat. Moreover, their careful effort to win the hearts of local townspeople proved a valuable lesson for America's ongoing efforts in Afghanistan. With \"spellbinding...action packed prose...The book reads more like a novel than a military history...the Horse Soldier's secret mission remains the US military's finest moment in what has since arguably been a muddled war\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501178511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Doug Stanton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654877737116,"sku":"9781501178511","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b6cc4149-e70d-4dff-a0e5-7f2fee8c46d9.jpg?v=1603884286","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/12-strong-the-declassified-true-story-of-the-horse-soldiers-9781501178511","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}