The Resource 12 strong : : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers, Doug Stanton, (downloadable audiobook)
12 strong : : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers, Doug Stanton, (downloadable audiobook)
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The item 12 strong : : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers, Doug Stanton, (downloadable audiobook) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Jericho Public Library.
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- Summary
- Previously published as Horse Soldiers, 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 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. 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. "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" (USA TODAY)
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (16 hr., 40 min., 02 sec.))
- Note
- Previously published as Horse Soldiers
- Isbn
- 9781508257684
- Label
- 12 strong : : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
- Title
- 12 strong
- Title remainder
- : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
- Statement of responsibility
- Doug Stanton
- Title variation
- Twelve strong
- Subject
-
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- Audiobooks
- Downloadable audiobook
- Downloadable audiobooks
- Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) -- History, Military -- 21st century
- Soldiers -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century
- Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations, American
- Urban warfare -- Afghanistan | Mazār-i Sharīf -- History -- 21st century
- United States, Army | Special Forces -- History -- 21st century
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Cavalry operations, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Previously published as Horse Soldiers, 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 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. 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. "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" (USA TODAY)
- Accompanying matter
- technical information on music
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stanton, Doug
- Dewey number
- 958.104/7
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- history
- Music parts
- not applicable
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
-
- Garrett, Jack
- OverDrive, Inc
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Afghan War, 2001-
- Special operations (Military science)
- Soldiers
- Soldiers
- Urban warfare
- Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan)
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- 12 strong : : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers, Doug Stanton, (downloadable audiobook)
- Note
- Previously published as Horse Soldiers
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1015240081
- Dimensions
-
- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (16 hr., 40 min., 02 sec.))
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781508257684
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 041cfeef-3767-4467-bdf8-0bae7e71aeec
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1015240081
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- 12 strong : : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers, Doug Stanton, (downloadable audiobook)
- Note
- Previously published as Horse Soldiers
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- not applicable
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1015240081
- Dimensions
-
- not applicable
- unknown
- Edition
- Unabridged.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (1 audio file (16 hr., 40 min., 02 sec.))
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781508257684
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- not applicable
- Kind of material
- unknown
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 041cfeef-3767-4467-bdf8-0bae7e71aeec
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- sound
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
-
- other
- remote
- Speed
- other
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1015240081
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American
- Audiobooks
- Downloadable audiobook
- Downloadable audiobooks
- Mazār-i Sharīf (Afghanistan) -- History, Military -- 21st century
- Soldiers -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century
- Soldiers -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- Special operations (Military science) -- Afghanistan -- History -- 21st century
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Aerial operations, American
- Urban warfare -- Afghanistan | Mazār-i Sharīf -- History -- 21st century
- United States, Army | Special Forces -- History -- 21st century
- Afghan War, 2001- -- Cavalry operations, American
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