Doug stanton horse soldiers similar books books similar to horse soldiers. He killed all the teachers and the rest of the students and then killed all the people in the town. It is a masterwork of stunning military action, brilliant indepth journalism, and powerful storytelling. Buy a cheap copy of the horse soldier book by merline lovelace. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan, by doug stanton, describing the operations in afghanistan by u. It is on the known facts of this exploit, when a union brigade went through the heart of confederate mississippi that this absorbing novel is based. How the north won by herman hattaway and archer jones 2 volumes. The film is based on doug stantons nonfiction book horse soldiers, which tells the story of u. Previously published as horse soldiers, 12 strong is the dramatic account of a. Horse soldiers reads like a cross between an oldfashioned western and a modern spy thriller. In horse soldiers, doug stanton begins in medias res his account of the american forces who were the first to enter afghanistan after the terrorist.
It has that distinctive ford look, and william clothiers cinematography is nothing. The horse soldiers is a 1959 war film set during the american civil war directed by john ford and starring john wayne, william holden and constance towers. Horse soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of special forces soldiers who secretly entered afghanistan following 911 and rode to war on horses against the taliban. The horse soldiers 1959 the horse soldiers 1959 the horse soldiers 1959 the image could not be loaded. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan by doug stanton. Horse soldiers the extraordinary story of a band of u.
The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan horse soldiers. From the new york times bestselling author of in harms way comes a truelife story of american soldiers overcoming great odds to achieve a stunning military victory. Army and the cheyenne indians took place on the south fork of the solomon river in presentday northwest kansas. Producers john lee mahin and martin rackin and director john ford then proceeded to make their own modifications as they prepared the horse soldiers for the silver screen. 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 mazari. Reviewed in the united states on january 23, 20 verified purchase. Ive been a film history buff almost as long as ive been a. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the americansaccustomed to stateoftheart warfaremust adopt the rudimentary tactics of the afghan horse soldiers.
Books on the civil war and film my film history books fiction as fact. The film stars chris hemsworth, michael shannon, michael pena, navid negahban, trevante rhodes, geoff stults, thad luckinbill, william fichtner, and rob riggle. He then led a charge back to the school and the small town. From the new york times bestselling author of in harms way comes a truelife story of american soldiers overcoming. Horse soldiers is a golden snapshot of those opening moments after 911, and one way in which we approached the problem of terrorism and civil unrest. Finally americans can know how just a few dozen courageous u. John fords only film to center around the civil war, the horse soldiers overcomes a number of flaws to emerge as a solid, often exciting, movie that just misses being topdrawer ford.
Green glazed cloth, top edge gilt, measuring 804307. The incredible stand of the 26th cavalry 9781442245341. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan paperback may 11, 2010. The real horse soldiers griersons raid was one of the most celebrated mounted operations of the civil war, and it even served loosely as the basis for john fords very popular 1959 movie the horse soldiers, but serious booklength studies have lagged behind in quality, if not in number interest in the topic.
In 1863, a union outfit is sent behind confederate lines in mississippi to destroy enemy railroads but a captive southern belle and the units doctor cause frictions within ranks. Now a major motion picture from jerry bruckheimer in theaters everywhere. Opening in wide release friday, 12 strong honors the socalled horse soldiers, the small band of green berets who worked with northern alliance forces to battle the taliban just weeks after al. The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 strong from jerry bruckheimer, starring chris hemsworth and michael shannon. Intelligence in public literature the horse soldiers. Easton franklin books specializes in selling books from the easton press and franklin library collections. Parade magazine doug stantons horse soldiers is as gripping as the most intricately plotted thriller. Buy horse soldiers by doug stanton from boffins books in perth, australia. 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 mazarisharif, which was strategically essential to defeat their opponent throughout the country. The horse soldiers is full of marvelous frames, of a subtle lyricism, not as evident as other times, of great hard moments of life, after all.
So the first action against terrorists of the 21st century winds up conducted on horse back, more accurately a cavalry charge much. It is a masterwork of thrilling military action, brilliant indepth journalism, and powerful storytelling. The horse soldiers 2008 during the civil war, colonel john marlowe john wayne is tasked with leading a union cavalry division to raze a confederate railroad depot. Horse soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of special. Although both books sold well, sinclairs end page 84 novel reached a much larger audience than did browns history and caught hollywoods eye. Orginally published in 1982, the book has been republished as the theatrical version has become a major hit on the london stage. During the civil war the state of indiana provided 208, 367 soldiers and 2, sailors to the union causeof whom 24, 416 were killed and 48, 568 wounded in service. Norman is a vietnam veteran and formerly a reporter for the new york times.
The horse soldier, 17761943, randy steffen alibris. Army special forces sent to afghanistan immediately after the september 11 attacks. Of course, even lesser ford is still better than most movies, and horse has plenty going for it. The story of fifty military nurses who served in vietnam. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan. With john wayne, william holden, constance towers, judson pratt. Previously published as horse soldiers, 12 strong is. Readers will find it fills a wide void in civil war literature. Smiths the real horse soldiers captures the high drama and tension of the 1863 horse soldiers in a modern, comprehensive, academic study. This is very typical of the religious and inspirational books handed out to soldiers by various religious and charitable organizations during the civil war. The attack on john waynes troops by the school boys is based on fact, but unlike the film, the troops under the command of col. Doug stantons horse soldiers is as gripping as the most intricately plotted thriller. In this book they step back, at regular intervals, to explain dispassionately what it was like to undergo the experiences these men went through.
The declassified true story of the horse soldiers is a 2018 american action war drama film directed by nicolai fuglsig and written by ted tally and peter craig. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in. Religious and charitable societies devoted energy and money into purchasing or publishing inspirational and wholesome reading material for soldiers in camp or hospital. John wayne the horse soldiers 1959 video dailymotion. War horse by michael morpurgo is a novel of the horse at war, told in the first person from the perspective of the horse. The horse soldiers is based on an episode that really happened in 1863. Our marketplace offers millions of titles from sellers worldwide. Horse soldiers is the impressive story of the us special forces team sent into afghanistan after 911 to capture mazarisharif. The book is well written atmospheric and descriptive with a real feeling and sense of time and place, character driven, with a palpable tension of soldiers behind. The declassified true story of the horse soldiers by doug stanton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Army mounted cavalry, edwin price col books skip to main content. Though it is written for children and young adults, it is a moving and emotional story that will appeal to.
Scribner, 2009, 354 pages, with endnotes and index. Based upon years of research and presented in gripping, fastpaced prose, timothy b. Chalfant recreates the human dimensions of what was probably the only largeunit sabre charge against the plains tribes, in a battle that was as much a clash of cultures as of cavalry and cheyenne warriors. The true story of the real horse soldiers vs the movie. For those of you who think cyberintel and technology are the tools of war, read horse soldiers by doug stanton. The screenplay by john lee mahin and martin rackin was loosely based on harold sinclairs 1956 novel of the same name, a fictionalized version of griersons raid in mississippi. Grierson turned and opened fire on them, killing most of them. But despite their uneasy bond, the new allies face overwhelming odds. Beyond that, and with the exception of a very few names taken from the record, this is fiction but so convincing in its details that the reader feels so it must have been. The horse soldiers is one of my all time favourite films, and is very loosely based on this book, which in turn is based on the real life civil war action known as griersons raid. The ranks of the soldiers above reflect their ranks at the time of the 2001 mission, not their current ranks or their ranks when they retired.
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