12 strong : the declassified true story of the horse soldiers
(Adult Book)

Film tie-in.

"The story that inspired the movie" --Front cover.

Previously published as "Horse soldiers: the extraordinary story of a band of U.S. soldiers who rode to victory in Afghanistan" --Title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-395)

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 outmanoeuvre the Taliban was likely doomed.