02072cam a2200385 i 4500 134724086 TxAuBib 20100520120000.0 100512s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781416580522 1416580522 TxAuBib rda Stanton, Doug. Horse soldiers : the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan / Doug Stanton. First Scribner trade pbk. ed. New York : Scribner, 2010. xx, 407 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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 https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009293971-d.html https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2009293971-s.html