Cover of 12 strong

Book 2017

12 strong

5 readers

Language
English
Published
2017
  • Urban warfare
  • Military History
  • American Cavalry operations
  • United States
  • American Personal narratives
  • American Aerial operations
  • Soldiers
  • History

Documents the post-September 11 mission during which a small band of Special Forces soldiers captured the strategic Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif as part of an effort to defeat the Taliban, in a dramatic account that includes testimonies by Afghanistan citizens whose lives were changed by the war.