03752cam a2200349 4500 339820616 TxAuBib 20180208120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781508257684 150825768X 041cfeef-3767-4467-bdf8-0bae7e71aeec OverDrive (Reserve ID) 551184 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Stanton, Doug. 12 Strong [READS Audiobook] : The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2011. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 458MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 458MB. HTML:<b>"A thrilling action ride of a book" (<i>The New York Times Book Review</i>)—from Jerry Bruckheimer in theaters everywhere January 19, 2018—the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling, true-life account of a US Special Forces team deployed to dangerous, war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11.</b><br /> Previously published as <i>Horse Soldiers</i>, <i>12 Strong</i> 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.<br /> <br /> 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.<br /> <br /> "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" (<i>USA TODAY</i>). Nonfiction. Military. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2018-02-08 22:00:02. Garrett, Jack. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/5054-1/551184-HorseSoldiers.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/5054-1/551184-HorseSoldiers.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=041CFEEF-3767-4467-BDF8-0BAE7E71AEEC&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/5054-1/551184-HorseSoldiers.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/5054-1/551184-HorseSoldiers.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=041CFEEF-3767-4467-BDF8-0BAE7E71AEEC&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)