The horse soldiers we got word that horse soldiers by doug stanton is now in production, bringing to screen the incredible story of the u. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. The film is based on doug stanton s book, horse soldiers, and has a starstudded cast of chris hemsworth, rob riggle, michael shannon, and. 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 a bighearted and thrilling read, with an epic story that reaches not just across the cold mountains of afghanistan but into the homes of smalltown america, and confirms doug stanton as one of our countrys preeminent storytellers. The film, 12 strong, based on doug stanton s book horse soldiers doesnt do justice to the powerful true story of the 12 americans who gathered intel in afghanistan after 911. Armys special forces soldiers and special operations helicopter pilots, as well as access to voluminous afterbattle reports. The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 strong from jerry bruckheimer, starring chris hemsworth and michael shannon. Doug stanton was born in the reed city public library. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan, and more on. Scribner, 2009, 354 pages, with endnotes and index. Horse soldiers by doug stanton soldier, books, victorious. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Army special forces sent to afghanistan immediately after the september 11 attacks.
Its an extraordinary time to be traverse city author doug. In the book horse soldiers renamed 12 strong upon the films release by doug stanton, upon which the film was based, the black fleece jackets were, for some reason, a very popular item amongst the special forces personnel as they prepared to go to afghanistan, so much so that when their. The film is based on doug stanton s nonfiction book horse soldiers, which tells the story of u. May 17, 2009 doug stanton tells the story of that brief shining moment in horse soldiers, a rousing, uplifting, toby keithsinging piece of work. While in afghanistan, researching another book, horse soldiers, doug stanton met sergeant major stan parker, one of the u. Horse soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of special forces soldiers who secretly entered. Jan 29, 2018 12 strong is out in over 2,000 theaters nationwide. Many of the us army special forces soldiers seen in the film are seen wearing black fleece jackets. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan, which is the basis for a jerry bruckheimerproduced movie by the same name, starring chris hemsworth and michael. Horse soldiers by doug stanton books and movies from local. Doug stanton is the author of the new york times bestsellers in harms way. Soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan by stanton doug isbn. He attended hampshire college and the university of iowa writers.
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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 attacks of september 11, 2001, to assist the. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan by doug stanton. With 12 strong, traverse city authors book gets the big hollywood. The declassified true story of the horse soldiers is a 2018 american actionwar 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 afghanistan by doug stanton, a small group of special forces operatives fought the taliban on horseback shortly after sept. Previously published as horse soldiers, 12 strong 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. Oct 28, 2009 the horse soldiers is by all means a very personal account of the opening days of this nineyear campaign. Finally americans can know how just a few dozen courageous u. Outnumbered 40 to one, they pursued the enemy army across the. Army special forces sent to afghanistan immediately. Horse soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of special forces soldiers. The valor exhibited by afghan and american soldiers, fighting to free afghanistan from a horribly cruel regime, will.
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This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of horse soldiers by doug stanton. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process. Stanton packs a huge amount of research into a thrilling action ride of a book. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read 12 strong. May 07, 2018 those were their names in doug stanton s acclaimed book horse soldiers.
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Writing credits in alphabetical order peter craig screenplay doug stanton book ted tally screenplay. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Doug stanton is a journalist, lecturer, screenwriter, and author of the new york times bestsellers in harms way and horse soldiers. Doug stanton is very clear in his authors note that this is not an effort to create a strategic history. The movie is directed by nicolai fuglsig, who enlisted actors chris hemsworth, michael. Back to book horse soldiers reading group guide by doug stantonreading group questions for horse soldiers were you surprised to learn of americas secret effort to attack the taliban in the fall of 2001, or did you already know about it. Written by doug stanton, audiobook narrated by dennis boutsikaris. Outnumbered 40 to one, they pursued the enemy army across the mountainous afghanistan terrain and, after a series of intense battles.
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