{"product_id":"2940170946709","title":"12 Strong : The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers (Abridged)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e¿A thrilling action ride of a book¿ (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)amp;mdash;from Jerry Bruckheimer in theaters everywhere January 19, 2018amp;mdash;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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿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¿ (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ray Perreault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115782521072,"sku":"2940170946709","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170946709_p0.jpg?v=1763721059","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170946709","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}