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12 Strong

The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers

by Doug Stanton
Jack Garrett
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Now a major motion picture from Jerry Bruckheimer starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon!

"A thrilling action ride of a book" (The New York Times Book Review)—the New York Times bestselling, true-life account of a US Special Forces team deployed to dangerous, war-ridden Afghanistan in the weeks following 9/11.
In the weeks following the attacks of September 11, a small band of Special Forces soldiers secretly entered Afghanistan. Riding on horseback, they pursued the Taliban over the stark and mountainous Afghanistan terrain. After a series of intense battles, they captured the strategically essential city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

The bone-weary American soldiers were welcomed as liberators as they rode into the city, 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 by the would-be POWs. Dangerously overpowered, they fought for their lives in the city's immense fortress, Qala-i-Jangi, 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.

Previously published as Horse Soldiers, 12 Strong "is not just a battle story—it's also about the home front. An important book" (the TODAY show). A thrilling, inspiring tale of a group of men on horses who did the impossible and an incredible account of real life bravery and heroism in the face of insurmountable odds.

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    March 8, 2011

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      • ISBN: 9781442342385
      • File size: 183049 KB
      • Duration: 06:21:21

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Dennis Boutsikaris's strong American accent suits this story of U.S. entanglement in Afghanistan after 9/11, written by a member of the Special Forces. Boutsikaris's clear and brisk tone, at times somewhat biting, also fits Stanton's analysis of how the Taliban reclaimed Afghanistan. The quick pace of the narration allows the listener to feel some of the exhaustion the soldiers are experiencing throughout the seemingly endless military incursions with the Taliban. Even though this material is now somewhat dated, Boutsikaris manages to keep the chapters fresh with the tension of the action and the details of the Afghan landscape and people. M.R. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      In the dark days after 9/11, when the United States invaded Afghanistan to unseat the Taliban, it was not at all clear where the enemy was. This book is the story of a top-secret American force whose job was to seek out and destroy Al Qaeda terrorists. Narrator Jack Garrett's voice is clear and direct, and he conveys the seriousness of the mission by employing strategic pauses and varying his pitch at key moments. However, his smart-alecky vocal swagger detracts from the story and takes away some of the book's suspense. The title does tell us all we need to know, but the narrator's job is to take us there--and not to telegraph the ending. R.I.G. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine

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