{"product_id":"9781508243854","title":"12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A thrilling action ride of a book” (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e)—from Jerry Bruckheimer in theaters everywhere January 19, 2018—the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eHorse Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e12 Strong\u003c\/i\u003e 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":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48357826920688,"sku":"9781508243854","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781508243854_p0.jpg?v=1764624360","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781508243854","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}