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Nach den Anschlägen vom September wird ein Spezialeinsatzkommando zu einer gefährlichen Mission an den Hindukusch losgeschickt. Der Captain der Truppe, Mitch Nelson, ist noch jung und unerfahren. Er muss das lebensgefährliche Unterfangen. Der Film basiert auf der Romanbiografie Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan von Doug Stanton. pyzamko.eu - Kaufen Sie 12 Strong – Die wahre Geschichte der US-Horse Soldiers günstig ein. Qualifizierte Bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Sie finden. Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan | Stanton, Doug | ISBN: | Kostenloser. DIE WAHRE GESCHICHTE DER US-HORSE SOLDIERS. Regie: Nicolai Fuglsig. Mit Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña. Über Blu-ray Filme bei Thalia ✓»12 Strong - Die wahre Geschichte der US-Horse Soldiers«und weitere Blu-ray Filme jetzt online bestellen! Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of Us Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan von Stanton, Doug beim pyzamko.eu - ISBN
Apr 05, Gerry rated it really liked it Shelves: military-history , battles-of-historical-significance. Special Forces of the U. Army are masters at their craft.
These soldiers go largely unknown, except in those rare instances that they come out of the woodwork on a well-known effort that has national attention.
They also recovered the remains of all 16 service members killed on the ground or those killed in the helicopter during the rescue attempt at the beginning.
The narrative hook e Special Forces of the U. The narrative hook employed by the author in the prologue did not affect my further interest one way or the other in completing the book.
If anything, I was disappointed with the prologue but believed the book held promise for an interesting historical perspective in the early days of the Afghanistan war.
My instincts were correct — the promise I believed that existed certainly wove through the pages of the entirety of the book there after.
Somewhere, there must be a better solution and one that does not ignore the suffering of many in either Afghanistan or Iraq.
For readers who have a flare or desire of military actions and history in general, this is a good book to read.
It is easy to read but I also admit it needed more maps — I am the sort of veteran who relies on maps to orient me with the locations of important points during war and battles.
Reluctantly I am giving this book 4 stars; in its current form it deserves nothing more than 3; however, for service members KIA or WIA this may look to be a slap in the face — the beginning was slow, but it picks up beyond the prologue.
Nov 26, Spencer rated it really liked it Shelves: history. This was a fascinating book that left me with two takeaway points.
It is hard for Americans, who live with such far-reaching freedom and ridiculous affluence, to even imagine that a place like this exists.
Unless, of course, you are one of the brave and dedicated members of our armed forces like those in this book who have spent time fighting there.
This book tells the amazing story of how some US Special Forces did exactly that. They were successful in doing this by forging alliances with the local leaders of anti-Taliban militias and working alongside them including, by waging war via horseback The confluence of the Americans' technology and the primitive nature of the Afghani warfare was, in the words of one of the US soldiers, "like the Jetsons meeting the Flinstones.
Overall, very fascinating and enjoyable book. I would highly recommend it. Mar 15, Mrs. I finally finished this!
This is not my first military history but I always find they make for very slow reads. All of the names, acronyms, and dates get muddled if I read them to quickly.
Stanton managed to write a fairly entertaining book. I enjoyed learning a few tidbits regarding the soldiers personal lives.
By the end I felt like I was familiar with each mans individual personality which made for a very lively read. There were a few slow parts but by the time the soldiers touched downnin I finally finished this!
There were a few slow parts but by the time the soldiers touched downnin Afghanistan the periods of action where frequent.
To be honest the harrowing description of flying into Afghanistan from Uzbekistan had me anxiously biting my fingernail! I believe the author also exceeded in giving the reader a clear view of the Afghan peoples mindset and culture.
Afghan males anyway. Other then the occasional mention of the soldiers wives females are largely absent from this book but since the soldiers had little to no delaings with Afghan women in makes sense.
The parts involving the commanders Dotsum and Atta surprised me greatly. I wasn't expecting to actually like these people. I thought at best the SF soldiers would tolerate them.
Seeing the soldiers become a real part of the Afghan Army was wonderful! It really elevated the book beyond a military history.
It gave this particular book a biographical element and touch's of real humanity. Before reading this book I had never even heard of the American Horse Soldiers which is just a shame!
I was a junior in high school driving to first period when I first heard about the Twin Towers. I thought I was listening to a commercial for a movie.
Two years later my brother finished his time in a Marine Corp bootcamp in San Diego. I missed a week of school in December to see him graduate.
By my brother had served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He was wounded twice and received two purple hearts.
I had put off reading this book for years. Reading them would cause the same anxiety I had felt during my brothers deployment. So here I am, almost 10 yrs after my brothers "retirement" once a Marine always a Marine , when I decided I would give this book a go.
I am so glad that I did. My brother had given me his copy and it had been sitting on my shelf for at least 4 yrs!
What these men, these America. Horse Soldiers, accomplished was amazing!! Highly recommend this to any and all!
Jan 17, Westminster Library rated it it was amazing Shelves: drew , non-fiction. Due to the highly sensitive nature of the story, it took quite some time before it was declassified by the US government.
This story shows the power of the human spirit, the power of endurance and perseverance, the power of freeing an oppressed people, the power of fighting for justice and winning against the odds.
I perused the photos and reread sections to fully appreciate the complexity of the situation and I was actually bummed when I finished the book.
I wanted to know more about each of the men who fought so valiantly. Like the struggle they fought, they and their families will always sacrifice for our country and never be fully acknowledged.
They are true heroes. May 20, James rated it it was ok. The characters were too numerous to follow a narrative, the details too sound-byte-ish to follow the procedural.
But perhaps the worst infraction that a flash-in-the-pan, not-intended-to-be-on-bookstore-shelves-two-years-from-now book, can commit: it was easy to put down.
Easy to set aside, easy to get distracted from. That said, I give it an 'OK' and not something worse, because it did have it's interesting bits.
Not the writing, and not enough, but the sto 'It was OK' is really the best I can do. Not the writing, and not enough, but the story had it's momen- Ok, the more I think about it, the more I do want to give it less than an 'OK,' and that's because I just remembered the epilogue Geez, I don't even want to talk about it.
Also, while we're getting into the minutia, the pages sucked! I've never had such a problem of turning two pages every time I wanted to turn one and I only ever want to turn one This didn't happen once or twice in this book, this happened nearly every time!
I had to use two hands, try several spots, on the next page to get only 1 page to turn Anyway, now that I've made myself sound like a crank and a loon Jan 28, G.
True story of the twelve Special Forces soldiers who landed in Afghanistan less than a month after and teamed up with the locals against the Taliban.
They were outnumbered forty to one. They were on horses up against tanks. But they won And looking forward to seeing the movie.
Writing was so-so, hence the three stars. Jan 28, Sourojit Das rated it liked it. A good read about the start of the war on terror in Afghanistan, however, could have been a bit crisper.
Feb 14, Mike rated it really liked it Shelves: unowned , military , afghanistan. Stanton documents the actions of U. Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan in October with the mission of assisting Northern Alliance forces in their battle against the Taliban.
The description of 21st Century horse cavalry charges alone are worth reading the book for. Besides the stories of the men involved Stanton also documents the activities of John Walker Lindh.
The epilogue explains how it was then lost when the U. In one case he wrote about something Mike Spann was thinking shortly before he was killed, however from the time he had these "thoughts" until his death a few minutes later, he didn't speak to anyone.
While in all likelihood Stanton used these for narrative effect, it does make me question what else he may have invented.
Regardless, a good book well worth reading. Sep 25, Wayland Smith rated it liked it Shelves: marvelchallenge. The first part of it was scrambling a small group of Special Forces soldiers to go to Afghanistan and help topple the Taliban.
This is their story, telling the individual stories of how several of the men ended up in the military, and then eventually in the fight against the Taliban.
It's well researched and shows the men as people, not faceless soldiers or action movie paragons. Their struggle as they landed, got to know the locals, and helped them fight, is well detailed.
They pulled off something miraculous, although not without cost. The climax of the story, and also where they start and then work back to, is the battle at Qala-i-Janghi.
It's an important part of modern history, especially modern military history. As an aside, Lindh ended up in the facility I work in for a time.
I found him to be a sullen, withdrawn, utterly unimpressive kid. He's not a hero, a martyr, or a misunderstood youth.
He made his choice to side with the enemy, and is remarkably lucky he survived the fight and then only got a 20 year sentence.
My 3 star rating has nothing to do with the heroism of the men depicted in the book. The author made a few odd stylistic choices when he veered from the facts that he obviously spent a lot of time researching.
It's a good story, but the writing could have been cleaned up a bit. Sep 24, Billbob Spear rated it it was amazing Shelves: military.
This book is another must read for those who are trying to understand what we are really involved in in Afghanistan.
Doug Stanton explains what it was like to be among the 50 Special Forces men who won the initial war in Afghanistan by bringing in hi-tech techniques to assist the horse soldiers of the Northern Alliance in defeating 50, Taliban fighters.
Now we are back and are losses are going up. This book changed my outlook somewhat. In two months, our Special Forces Horse Soldiers accomplished what the Pentagon brains thought would be at least a two year struggle.
Their efforts may be the template for how we should be fighting these wars. It worked once, why not do it again.
This book will help you understand the dedication of our soldiers to their mission and the Afghan people. Most of us really don't feel the Afghans pain.
Read the book and see if you can't understand why the Afghans don't know who to trust. Jul 29, Bill rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites.
Special Forces lead the way This was interesting to see how effectively a well trained group of men adequately supported by airpower can turn the tide of a conflict.
Great insight into the shadow warriors. The section on the errant bomb during the battle for Qala-i-Jangi was especially moving. Knowing how easily things can go wrong in a conflict, I was surprised that the operations of TF Dagger did not receive more casualties.
I appreciate the sacrifice of these soldiers and their Northern Al Special Forces lead the way I appreciate the sacrifice of these soldiers and their Northern Alliance allies.
It is true that "people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf".
Orwell although there is no evidence that Orwell ever uttered these words. What it comes down to is that our Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Sailors have the training and ability to do great things.
This book is an example of some of these men who worked to stop the Taliban in their tracks. Sep 05, Fredrick Danysh rated it it was amazing Shelves: history.
The true story of a handful of American Specials Forces and CIA men who helped overthrow the Tabiban in Afghanistan before the politicans disbanded Afghan forces allowing the Tailiban to regain control of the country.
A story of heroism and dedication. Dec 03, Brett C rated it liked it Shelves: war-on-terror. I started out reading this strong and fullbore then I lost steam because I felt the story was all over the place.
A really compelling and real story. Jun 12, Nicole rated it really liked it. I really enjoyed this informative read. I had no clue what went on after the September 11th attacks, and when the U.
S started sending forces over there. It's amazing that just 12 special forces soldiers were able to essentially win the war in Afghanistan in 4 months, the U.
This book sheds light on the impossible task these men had to accomplish and they did it, even though they were completely unprepared. I liked the description at the end I really enjoyed this informative read.
I liked the description at the end of the book about this story, it's like a western movie but with bigger guns and lasers, and it is.
I loved reading the parts where the men are trying to get acclimated to horse riding, some scenes are just plain hilarious. The reason for the four stars is just because I sometimes had trouble reading all the descriptions and information, it was a lot to take in in so few pages.
The Point of view also changed a lot which I liked but also didn't like because I had trouble knowing who was who and who was with who.
I loved reading this, but I feel like I didn't grasp the whole story as well as I would've liked only because I had trouble understanding what everything was and where everything was.
But I get the general idea and I am glad I read this book One of those reasons is the sheer mass of knowledge and facts that were added.
Yes, he definitely did his homework, but goodness, it was dense. I occasionally skimmed to move everything along.
Another reason was the heaviness that is war. In detail — injuries, death, and more was conveyed throughout these pages.
I literally cringed at the thought of every one involved having to witness and withstand these horrors. I liked that the Special Forces and other portions of the military were explained.
There were A LOT of people involved in this story. And the author let you know about them alllll. The only thing that bothered me was how all of these soldiers now have their names and faces planted everywhere.
We live in such a digital age that I wonder how often media hurts more than helps answer: often. They deserved to stay as private as they choose.
My lower rating is mostly attributed to how tough this book felt to get through. This in no way takes away from what the soldiers accomplished.
As I said in my note, this is specifically about the book. Overall audience notes: - History: military, war - Language: occasional recounts of the dialogue - Violence: descriptions of: torture, battle wounds, treatment of women, and more May 15, Peter Corrigan rated it really liked it.
This is the book that was renamed '12 Strong' and became a movie. So I guess I now know what happens! It's a pretty good book, not great.
The story is very interesting though and what is most amazing is that it seems almost like ancient history.
And depressing to realize we are still there and little has really changed in Afghanistan. Roughly 40 to 60 percent of the population either sympathize with or are the Taliban and the other 40 to 60 percent despise them and would prefer to join the moder This is the book that was renamed '12 Strong' and became a movie.
Roughly 40 to 60 percent of the population either sympathize with or are the Taliban and the other 40 to 60 percent despise them and would prefer to join the modern world.
Based on the evidence the percentages haven't changed much in 18 years! Of course that is a brief interlude in the years since the world was graced with Mohammed and his minions but the longer term prospects for that country seem dim, unless of course you prefer Salafism.
But for a rousing look back at how what seemed like a miracle at the time actually occurred this book is well worth the time. Hats off to the men of the U.
Army Special Forces! I love reading the heroic tales of my Country's finest. However, in comparison to some of the other nonfiction accounts I've read, I felt the writing was good, but not great, it was very factual which was fine because sometimes authors have the tendency to sensationalize things, but it just wasn't as gripping as I was expecting.
At times I felt the struggle and enormity of the mission, and other times I felt like I was just simply reading a text book on the events that took place.
I don't know, maybe I just wanted to get to know these heroic men more The story of what these troops went through is incredible.
It gets a little slow about halfway through, but the last section about the ambush had me not wanting to put it down. Nov 10, Joseph rated it it was amazing Shelves: american-history-politics , military-biography.
Just an incredible book, all the more incredible because it is true. It unfolds honestly in all the gruesome brutality of fighting at close quarters.
It you want an up close look at what Afghanistan is really like, read this book. If you want to understand how a few well trained, dedicated men can prevail, and influence and impact the course of battle, read this book.
The book is very well researched and written. It reads more like a novel than an actual recounting of real events. Nov 20, Justin rated it it was amazing Shelves: history.
Dec 29, Maria Jansson rated it it was amazing. A true story that opened my heart to the soul of America.
A thrilling, yet humbling story about a few extraordinary men, willing to give everything. Readers also enjoyed. Videos About This Book. More videos Media Tie In.
About Doug Stanton. Doug Stanton. Drawing on his experiences working in the U. He lives in Michigan with his wife, Anne Stanton, and their three children.
Visit www. Follow Doug on Twitter dougstantonbook and Instagram dougstantonwriter. During filming of the climactic battle scene, veteran stuntman Fred Kennedy suffered a broken neck while performing a horse fall and died.
He ended the film with Marlowe's farewell to Hannah Hunter before crossing and blowing up the bridge. The film opened at number one in the United States [10] but the film was a commercial failure; analysts said this was due largely to Wayne's and Holden's high salaries, and the complex participation of multiple production companies.
The response of audiences and critics was "lackluster". The film was loosely based on Harold Sinclair's novel of the same name, [11] which in turn was based on the historic day Grierson's Raid and Battle of Newton's Station in Mississippi during the Civil War.
The mission was part of the Union Army's successful Vicksburg campaign to gain control over boat traffic on the Mississippi River, culminating in the Battle of Vicksburg.
Pemberton 's strategies and troop deployments. Union General William Tecumseh Sherman reportedly described Grierson's daring mission as "the most brilliant of the war".
Though based loosely on Grierson's Raid, The Horse Soldiers is a fictional account that departs considerably from the actual events.
The real-life protagonist, a music teacher named Benjamin Grierson, becomes railroad engineer John Marlowe in the film.
Hannah Hunter, Marlowe's love interest, has no historical counterpart. Numerous other details were altered as well, "to streamline and popularize the story for the non-history buffs who would make up a large part of the audience.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the film, see Horse Soldiers film. The Mirisch Company. Release date. Running time. Wilkie Willis Bouchey as Col.
Buford William Forrest as Gen. Brown Jack Pennick as Sgt. Kent State University Press. Wilderness Press. Pages November 26, Retrieved March 10, — via Archive.
University of California Press , p. July 1, Retrieved May 19, The Horse Soldiers. Historical Dictionary of the Civil War.
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The film opened at number one in the United States [10] but the film was a commercial failure; analysts said this was due largely to Wayne's and Holden's high salaries, and the complex participation of multiple production companies.
The response of audiences and critics was "lackluster". The film was loosely based on Harold Sinclair's novel of the same name, [11] which in turn was based on the historic day Grierson's Raid and Battle of Newton's Station in Mississippi during the Civil War.
The mission was part of the Union Army's successful Vicksburg campaign to gain control over boat traffic on the Mississippi River, culminating in the Battle of Vicksburg.
Pemberton 's strategies and troop deployments. Union General William Tecumseh Sherman reportedly described Grierson's daring mission as "the most brilliant of the war".
Though based loosely on Grierson's Raid, The Horse Soldiers is a fictional account that departs considerably from the actual events.
The real-life protagonist, a music teacher named Benjamin Grierson, becomes railroad engineer John Marlowe in the film. Hannah Hunter, Marlowe's love interest, has no historical counterpart.
Numerous other details were altered as well, "to streamline and popularize the story for the non-history buffs who would make up a large part of the audience.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the film, see Horse Soldiers film. The Mirisch Company. Release date. Running time. Wilkie Willis Bouchey as Col.
Buford William Forrest as Gen. Brown Jack Pennick as Sgt. Kent State University Press. Apr 05, Gerry rated it really liked it Shelves: military-history , battles-of-historical-significance.
Special Forces of the U. Army are masters at their craft. These soldiers go largely unknown, except in those rare instances that they come out of the woodwork on a well-known effort that has national attention.
They also recovered the remains of all 16 service members killed on the ground or those killed in the helicopter during the rescue attempt at the beginning.
The narrative hook e Special Forces of the U. The narrative hook employed by the author in the prologue did not affect my further interest one way or the other in completing the book.
If anything, I was disappointed with the prologue but believed the book held promise for an interesting historical perspective in the early days of the Afghanistan war.
My instincts were correct — the promise I believed that existed certainly wove through the pages of the entirety of the book there after.
Somewhere, there must be a better solution and one that does not ignore the suffering of many in either Afghanistan or Iraq.
For readers who have a flare or desire of military actions and history in general, this is a good book to read. It is easy to read but I also admit it needed more maps — I am the sort of veteran who relies on maps to orient me with the locations of important points during war and battles.
Reluctantly I am giving this book 4 stars; in its current form it deserves nothing more than 3; however, for service members KIA or WIA this may look to be a slap in the face — the beginning was slow, but it picks up beyond the prologue.
Nov 26, Spencer rated it really liked it Shelves: history. This was a fascinating book that left me with two takeaway points. It is hard for Americans, who live with such far-reaching freedom and ridiculous affluence, to even imagine that a place like this exists.
Unless, of course, you are one of the brave and dedicated members of our armed forces like those in this book who have spent time fighting there.
This book tells the amazing story of how some US Special Forces did exactly that. They were successful in doing this by forging alliances with the local leaders of anti-Taliban militias and working alongside them including, by waging war via horseback The confluence of the Americans' technology and the primitive nature of the Afghani warfare was, in the words of one of the US soldiers, "like the Jetsons meeting the Flinstones.
Overall, very fascinating and enjoyable book. I would highly recommend it. Mar 15, Mrs. I finally finished this! This is not my first military history but I always find they make for very slow reads.
All of the names, acronyms, and dates get muddled if I read them to quickly. Stanton managed to write a fairly entertaining book.
I enjoyed learning a few tidbits regarding the soldiers personal lives. By the end I felt like I was familiar with each mans individual personality which made for a very lively read.
There were a few slow parts but by the time the soldiers touched downnin I finally finished this! There were a few slow parts but by the time the soldiers touched downnin Afghanistan the periods of action where frequent.
To be honest the harrowing description of flying into Afghanistan from Uzbekistan had me anxiously biting my fingernail! I believe the author also exceeded in giving the reader a clear view of the Afghan peoples mindset and culture.
Afghan males anyway. Other then the occasional mention of the soldiers wives females are largely absent from this book but since the soldiers had little to no delaings with Afghan women in makes sense.
The parts involving the commanders Dotsum and Atta surprised me greatly. I wasn't expecting to actually like these people. I thought at best the SF soldiers would tolerate them.
Seeing the soldiers become a real part of the Afghan Army was wonderful! It really elevated the book beyond a military history. It gave this particular book a biographical element and touch's of real humanity.
Before reading this book I had never even heard of the American Horse Soldiers which is just a shame! I was a junior in high school driving to first period when I first heard about the Twin Towers.
I thought I was listening to a commercial for a movie. Two years later my brother finished his time in a Marine Corp bootcamp in San Diego.
I missed a week of school in December to see him graduate. By my brother had served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He was wounded twice and received two purple hearts.
I had put off reading this book for years. Reading them would cause the same anxiety I had felt during my brothers deployment. So here I am, almost 10 yrs after my brothers "retirement" once a Marine always a Marine , when I decided I would give this book a go.
I am so glad that I did. My brother had given me his copy and it had been sitting on my shelf for at least 4 yrs! What these men, these America.
Horse Soldiers, accomplished was amazing!! Highly recommend this to any and all! Jan 17, Westminster Library rated it it was amazing Shelves: drew , non-fiction.
Due to the highly sensitive nature of the story, it took quite some time before it was declassified by the US government.
This story shows the power of the human spirit, the power of endurance and perseverance, the power of freeing an oppressed people, the power of fighting for justice and winning against the odds.
I perused the photos and reread sections to fully appreciate the complexity of the situation and I was actually bummed when I finished the book.
I wanted to know more about each of the men who fought so valiantly. Like the struggle they fought, they and their families will always sacrifice for our country and never be fully acknowledged.
They are true heroes. May 20, James rated it it was ok. The characters were too numerous to follow a narrative, the details too sound-byte-ish to follow the procedural.
But perhaps the worst infraction that a flash-in-the-pan, not-intended-to-be-on-bookstore-shelves-two-years-from-now book, can commit: it was easy to put down.
Easy to set aside, easy to get distracted from. That said, I give it an 'OK' and not something worse, because it did have it's interesting bits.
Not the writing, and not enough, but the sto 'It was OK' is really the best I can do. Not the writing, and not enough, but the story had it's momen- Ok, the more I think about it, the more I do want to give it less than an 'OK,' and that's because I just remembered the epilogue Geez, I don't even want to talk about it.
Also, while we're getting into the minutia, the pages sucked! I've never had such a problem of turning two pages every time I wanted to turn one and I only ever want to turn one This didn't happen once or twice in this book, this happened nearly every time!
I had to use two hands, try several spots, on the next page to get only 1 page to turn Anyway, now that I've made myself sound like a crank and a loon Jan 28, G.
True story of the twelve Special Forces soldiers who landed in Afghanistan less than a month after and teamed up with the locals against the Taliban.
They were outnumbered forty to one. They were on horses up against tanks. But they won And looking forward to seeing the movie. Writing was so-so, hence the three stars.
Jan 28, Sourojit Das rated it liked it. A good read about the start of the war on terror in Afghanistan, however, could have been a bit crisper.
Feb 14, Mike rated it really liked it Shelves: unowned , military , afghanistan. Stanton documents the actions of U. Special Forces soldiers who entered Afghanistan in October with the mission of assisting Northern Alliance forces in their battle against the Taliban.
The description of 21st Century horse cavalry charges alone are worth reading the book for. Besides the stories of the men involved Stanton also documents the activities of John Walker Lindh.
The epilogue explains how it was then lost when the U. In one case he wrote about something Mike Spann was thinking shortly before he was killed, however from the time he had these "thoughts" until his death a few minutes later, he didn't speak to anyone.
While in all likelihood Stanton used these for narrative effect, it does make me question what else he may have invented.
Regardless, a good book well worth reading. Sep 25, Wayland Smith rated it liked it Shelves: marvelchallenge. The first part of it was scrambling a small group of Special Forces soldiers to go to Afghanistan and help topple the Taliban.
This is their story, telling the individual stories of how several of the men ended up in the military, and then eventually in the fight against the Taliban.
It's well researched and shows the men as people, not faceless soldiers or action movie paragons. Their struggle as they landed, got to know the locals, and helped them fight, is well detailed.
They pulled off something miraculous, although not without cost. The climax of the story, and also where they start and then work back to, is the battle at Qala-i-Janghi.
It's an important part of modern history, especially modern military history. As an aside, Lindh ended up in the facility I work in for a time.
I found him to be a sullen, withdrawn, utterly unimpressive kid. He's not a hero, a martyr, or a misunderstood youth. He made his choice to side with the enemy, and is remarkably lucky he survived the fight and then only got a 20 year sentence.
My 3 star rating has nothing to do with the heroism of the men depicted in the book. The author made a few odd stylistic choices when he veered from the facts that he obviously spent a lot of time researching.
It's a good story, but the writing could have been cleaned up a bit. Sep 24, Billbob Spear rated it it was amazing Shelves: military.
This book is another must read for those who are trying to understand what we are really involved in in Afghanistan. Doug Stanton explains what it was like to be among the 50 Special Forces men who won the initial war in Afghanistan by bringing in hi-tech techniques to assist the horse soldiers of the Northern Alliance in defeating 50, Taliban fighters.
Now we are back and are losses are going up. This book changed my outlook somewhat. In two months, our Special Forces Horse Soldiers accomplished what the Pentagon brains thought would be at least a two year struggle.
Their efforts may be the template for how we should be fighting these wars. It worked once, why not do it again. This book will help you understand the dedication of our soldiers to their mission and the Afghan people.
Most of us really don't feel the Afghans pain. Read the book and see if you can't understand why the Afghans don't know who to trust.
Jul 29, Bill rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. Special Forces lead the way This was interesting to see how effectively a well trained group of men adequately supported by airpower can turn the tide of a conflict.
Great insight into the shadow warriors. The section on the errant bomb during the battle for Qala-i-Jangi was especially moving.
Knowing how easily things can go wrong in a conflict, I was surprised that the operations of TF Dagger did not receive more casualties.
I appreciate the sacrifice of these soldiers and their Northern Al Special Forces lead the way I appreciate the sacrifice of these soldiers and their Northern Alliance allies.
It is true that "people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf". Orwell although there is no evidence that Orwell ever uttered these words.
What it comes down to is that our Soldiers, Airmen, Marines and Sailors have the training and ability to do great things.
This book is an example of some of these men who worked to stop the Taliban in their tracks. Sep 05, Fredrick Danysh rated it it was amazing Shelves: history.
The true story of a handful of American Specials Forces and CIA men who helped overthrow the Tabiban in Afghanistan before the politicans disbanded Afghan forces allowing the Tailiban to regain control of the country.
A story of heroism and dedication. Dec 03, Brett C rated it liked it Shelves: war-on-terror. I started out reading this strong and fullbore then I lost steam because I felt the story was all over the place.
A really compelling and real story.
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