Doug Stanton is the author of the New York Times bestsellers In Harm's Way: The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of Its Survivors and Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan, which is the basis for a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie by the same name, starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, to be released by Warner Bros. in 2018. He attended Hampshire College and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Time, The Washington Post, Men's Journal, The Daily Beast, Newsweek, Esquire, and Outside, where he has been a contributing editor. Stanton is a founder of the National Writers Series, a year-round book festival, and lives in his hometown of Traverse City, Michigan, with his wife, Anne Stanton, and their three children, John, Katherine, and Will.
"Horse Soldiers is a great read -- a riveting story of the brave
and resourceful American warriors who rode into Afghanistan after
9/11 and waged war against Al Qaeda. We're hearing many of these
stories for the first time -- and from those who waged a war worthy
of Rudyard Kipling, James Bond, and Davy Crockett." -- Tom
Brokaw
"Horse Soldiers reads like a cross between an old-fashioned Western
and a modern spy thriller." -- Parade Magazine
"Doug Stanton's Horse Soldiers is as gripping as the most
intricately plotted thriller. It is a masterwork of stunning
military action, brilliant in-depth journalism, and powerful
storytelling. Finally Americans can know how just a few dozen
courageous U.S. soldiers beat the Taliban under the most extreme
and dangerous conditions imaginable. I could not put this book
down." -- Vince Flynn
"Doug Stanton's Horse Soldiers is the story of the first large
American unconventional warfare operation since World War II. My
Green Berets were launched deep into enemy territory to befriend,
recruit, equip, advise, and lead their Afghan counterparts to
attack the Taliban. The Horse Soldiers succeeded brilliantly with a
highly decentralized campaign, reinforced with modern airpower's
precision weapons, forcing the Taliban government's collapse in a
few months. Doug Stanton captures the gritty realities of the
campaign as no other can." -- Geoffrey C. Lambert, major general
(retired), U.S. Army, and commanding general of the U.S. Army
Special Forces Command (Airborne), 2001-2003
"In the spirit of Black Hawk Down and Flags of Our Fathers, Doug
Stanton plunges into the heart of a single mission and returns with
a stark understanding not only of what happened but what was truly
at stake. Through precise reportage and hauntingly rendered battle
scenes, Stanton shows that we may ignore this 'forgotten' theater
only at our own peril." -- Hampton Sides, author of Ghost Soldiers
and Blood and Thunder
"Not just an epic war story, Horse Soldiers is a beautifully
written, intimate portrait of the men and women who lived the
battle on the fields of fire -- and at home, too. Their secret
mission against the Taliban was intelligent, brave, and undertaken
with great care for the good people of Afghanistan. Doug Stanton's
superb account is an invaluable insight for policy makers and the
public for years to come." -- Greg Mortenson, author of Three Cups
of Tea
"Spellbinding...action packed prose. [Stanton's] gritty narrative
is thoroughly researched and the details of military operations
jarringly precise...The book reads more like a novel than a
military history...the Horse Soldier's secret mission remains the
U.S. military's finest moment in what has since arguably been a
muddled war." -- USA Today
"Stanton packs a huge amount of research into a thrilling
action-ride of a book... deserves a hallowed place in American
military history...." -- Bruce Barcott, cover of The New York Times
Book Review
"Horse Soldiers is a great read -- a riveting story of the
brave and resourceful American warriors who rode into Afghanistan
after 9/11 and waged war against Al Qaeda. We're hearing many of
these stories for the first time -- and from those who waged a war
worthy of Rudyard Kipling, James Bond, and Davy Crockett." -- Tom
Brokaw
"Horse Soldiers reads like a cross between an old-fashioned
Western and a modern spy thriller." -- Parade Magazine
"Doug Stanton's Horse Soldiers is as gripping as the most
intricately plotted thriller. It is a masterwork of stunning
military action, brilliant in-depth journalism, and powerful
storytelling. Finally Americans can know how just a few dozen
courageous U.S. soldiers beat the Taliban under the most extreme
and dangerous conditions imaginable. I could not put this book
down." -- Vince Flynn
"Doug Stanton's Horse Soldiers is the story of the first
large American unconventional warfare operation since World War II.
My Green Berets were launched deep into enemy territory to
befriend, recruit, equip, advise, and lead their Afghan
counterparts to attack the Taliban. The Horse Soldiers succeeded
brilliantly with a highly decentralized campaign, reinforced with
modern airpower's precision weapons, forcing the Taliban
government's collapse in a few months. Doug Stanton captures the
gritty realities of the campaign as no other can." -- Geoffrey C.
Lambert, major general (retired), U.S. Army, and commanding general
of the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne), 2001-2003
"In the spirit of Black Hawk Down and Flags of Our
Fathers, Doug Stanton plunges into the heart of a single
mission and returns with a stark understanding not only of what
happened but what was truly at stake. Through precise reportage and
hauntingly rendered battle scenes, Stanton shows that we may ignore
this 'forgotten' theater only at our own peril." -- Hampton Sides,
author of Ghost Soldiers and Blood and Thunder
"Not just an epic war story, Horse Soldiers is a beautifully
written, intimate portrait of the men and women who lived the
battle on the fields of fire -- and at home, too. Their secret
mission against the Taliban was intelligent, brave, and undertaken
with great care for the good people of Afghanistan. Doug Stanton's
superb account is an invaluable insight for policy makers and the
public for years to come." -- Greg Mortenson, author of Three
Cups of Tea
"Spellbinding...action packed prose. [Stanton's] gritty narrative
is thoroughly researched and the details of military operations
jarringly precise...The book reads more like a novel than a
military history...the Horse Soldier's secret mission remains the
U.S. military's finest moment in what has since arguably been a
muddled war." -- USA Today
"Stanton packs a huge amount of research into a thrilling
action-ride of a book... deserves a hallowed place in American
military history...." -- Bruce Barcott, cover of The New York
Times Book Review
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