Obviously, its very accurate, nutsch joked about the movie. Theyre stationed on armadillo military base in helman province. Officials have stated that the moviebook is an accurate reflection of the work of special forces soldiers in the early days of the war. Soldiers recount true story behind 12 strong military times. Like in the 12 strong movie, the real horse soldiers were able to liberate afghanistan s fourth largest city, mazarisharif, in just three weeks. The elite troops were there to connect with and advise the northern alliance fighters who had been fighting the taliban government since 1996. Learn the true story and meet the real horse soldiers special forces team.
One leadership skill that turned 12 horse soldiers into an elite commando team. The above excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. 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. A team of cia agents and special forces head into afghanistan in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the taliban. As related in the 2009 book horse soldiers, a small. The new movie 12 strong, starring chris hemsworth and michael shannon, tells the true story of this small band of special forces soldiers who, with minimal preparation, led the ground fight. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan that was published.
He then led a charge back to the school and the small town. In his book, horse soldiers, doug stanton describes a cavalry attack supported by u. 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. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal no actors. Danish soldiers are sent to afghanistan in 2009 for 6 month, to help stabilize the country against taliban. Chris spence, the teams communication sergeant, who. 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 secret soldiers of benghazi 2016 english movie official. Special forces team, led by their new captain, mitch nelson hemsworth. 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. Like in the 12 strong movie, the real horse soldiers were able to liberate afghanistans fourth largest city, mazarisharif, in just three weeks. He killed all the teachers and the rest of the students and then killed all the people in the town.
How the horse soldiers helped liberate afghanistan from. I was so intrigued i checked the book the horse soldiers that this movie was based on out of the library and read it in an afternoon. The film is based on doug stantons non fiction book horse soldiers, which tells the story of u. The stunning victory of the horse soldiers 350 special forces soldiers, 100 c. The movie is a take on the nonfiction book by doug stanton entitled horse soldiers. With chris hemsworth, michael shannon, michael pena, navid negahban.
But a new movie is betting big on the true story of green berets on. Horse soldiers first americans into afghanistan after 9. Mazarisharif was the stronghold for the talibans northern force and once liberated, the northern provinces quickly fell. Movie 12 strong the horsemen of northern afghanistan. Parallels many americans may be weary of the war in afghanistan. Outnumbered forty to one, they pursued the enemy across mountainous terrain and, after a series of intense battles, captured the city of mazarisharif, which was. War reporter alex quade spent 5years tracking the operators down and persuading them to go on camera and. As related in the 2009 book horse soldiers, a small team of 12 green berets known, in officialese, as. When the afghan war looked like a quick, stirring npr.
Yes, horse mounted troops still play a part in 21st century warfare. How the horse soldiers helped liberate afghanistan from the. The horse soldiers stories if we wanted to move, horses were the only way, said master sgt. Scribner, 2009, 354 pages, with endnotes and index. Everything you need to know about 12 strong movie 2018. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan by doug stanton. Grierson turned and opened fire on them, killing most of them. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process.
I would highly recommend this movie, great acting, compelling story, true to life i give it 5 stars and 2 thumbs up. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to. When the afghan war looked like a quick, stirring victory. Released june 2nd, 2008, the horse soldiers stars john wayne, william holden, constance towers, judson pratt the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 59 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Jerry bruckheimer shopping afghanistan war story horse.
Nutsch has even returned to afghanistan on charitable humanitarian missions. Again the movie pulls no hollywood bombast in depicting this. A new trailer for the jerry bruckheimer film 12 strong was released monday, focusing on army green berets, the northern alliance forces, horses and unfortunately no navy seals. Additionally, nutsch and oda 595s story is the subject of the book, horse soldiers. One leadership skill that turned 12 horse soldiers into. The film, 12 strong, based on doug stantons book horse soldiers. The movie moves right along, gets to the point and makes it, and then the movie is over. The movie based on the special forces team who rode through afghanistan on horseback to take down the taliban in late 2001 stars chris hemsworth. Formulaic war movie tells the true story of american horse soldiers of afghanistan. Horse soldiers is based on doug stantons book following a u. 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. Meet the green beret legends who inspired the movie 12.
Army special forces sent to afghanistan immediately after the. The movie, based on the terrific book horse soldiers by doug stanton, is only soso, but it moves at a fair clip and fills in a lot of details about the early successes of the afghanistan war. Special forces team and their captain after they are dispatched to a mountainous region of afghanistan in the weeks. An american special forces soldier rides alongside an afghan partner in 2001. Afghanistan war documentary the horse soldiers i sbs 5th sfg oda 585 battle of qala i jangi 2001 good footage of combat never seen before, awardwinning filmmaker paul yule chronicles an extraordinary ten days in november 2001 that involved the us armed forces, the cia, the british sas, the taliban, al qaeda, the warlords of the northern alliance, the red cross and the western media. The film by jerry bruckheimer, based on the book horse soldiers by doug stanton, was screened sunday for a theater full of current and former members of that 12man team and others in. Formulaic war movie tells the true story of american horse soldiers. With john wayne, william holden, constance towers, judson pratt. The story of the socalled horse soldiers is being told in the new film, 12 strong, which premieres. The americans and the northern alliance brought war to the afghanistans taliban government. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in. 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. The horse soldiers fought during the earliest days of the u. Strong is a 2018 american action war drama film directed by nicolai fuglsig and written by ted tally and peter craig.
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. Army special forces sent to afghanistan immediately after the september 11 attacks. Meet the green beret legends who inspired the movie 12 strong 12 jan 2018 theyre also the inspiration for the new movie 12 strong. In a scene from the movie 12 strong, an afghan general who linked up with a special forces team wants to raise an american flag over a village. Intelligence in public literature the horse soldiers. Incredibly, the cavalry charge, launched against tanks and entrenched positions was the tactic that effectively drove the taliban out of afghanistan.
The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan. The film is based on doug stantons nonfiction book horse soldiers, which tells the story of u. Afghanistan war documentary the horse soldiers i sbs 5th. Chris hemsworth afghanistan war pic horse soldiers adds. Forces soldiers to enter afghanistan in the weeks following the 911 attacks. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the americans accustomed to stateoftheart warfare must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the afghan horse soldiers. The above is an excerpt from the book horse soldiers. One leadership skill that turned 12 horse soldiers into an elite. 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. Special forces attempting to secure northern afghanistan with the afghan northern alliance. Oda 595s mission in afghanistan stopped being a secret on nov. The team is portrayed in the recent movie, 12 strong, and. These special forces soldiers took on the taliban on horseback.
The true story of 12 strong, horse soldiers were first. These are the green berets who avenged the 911 attacks. Audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of a on. Read more about the upcoming movie to be released in january 2018. It is scheduled to be released on january 19, 2018. But thats changing, with the release of a new warner bros. John wayne the horse soldiers 1959 video dailymotion.
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