12 Strong
The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers
Published on 25. January 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-4711-7082-9 (ISBN)
Description
OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 12 STRONG, STARRING CHRIS HEMSWORTH
'Spellbinding true-life story . . . Reminiscent of Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down' USA Today
12 Strong is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horseback against the Taliban. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy across the mountainous terrain and captured the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators, and the streets thronged with Afghans overjoyed that the Taliban regime had been overthrown. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed. 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 were captured, their courageous effort to outmanoeuvre the Taliban was likely doomed . . .
'Spellbinding true-life story . . . Reminiscent of Mark Bowden's Black Hawk Down' USA Today
12 Strong is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horseback against the Taliban. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy across the mountainous terrain and captured the city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators, and the streets thronged with Afghans overjoyed that the Taliban regime had been overthrown. Then the action took a wholly unexpected turn. During a surrender of six hundred Taliban troops, the Horse Soldiers were ambushed. 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 were captured, their courageous effort to outmanoeuvre the Taliban was likely doomed . . .
Reviews / Votes
A fascinating account . . .This is not just a battle story-it's also about the home front. An important book' * The Today Show *More details
Edition
Film Tie-In
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
8pp B-W photographs
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4711-7082-9 (9781471170829)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Doug Stanton has travelled extensively as a contributing editor for the US Esquire, and other magazines. With his contacts in the Department of Defence, Pentagon, and various branches of the US military, Stanton is a subject matter expert in the areas of insurgency, counter-insurgency, and unconventional and civil wars.