02189cam a2200373 4500 615012424 TxAuBib 090513s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009293971 9781416580515 1416580514 (OCoLC)8841 BTCTA BTCTA DLC YDXCP BWX UPZ ZJI TxAuBib Stanton, Doug. Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton. First Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2009. xvi, 393 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-393). Key players -- Uprising -- Going to war -- Horsmen, ride -- Danger close -- Gates of Mazar -- Ambush. Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dramatic account that includes testimonies by Afghanistan citizens whose lives were changed by the war. 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. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009293971-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009293971-d.html Publisher description https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009293971-s.html Sample text