As related in the 2009 book horse soldiers, a small team of 12 green berets known as task force. The team is portrayed in the recent movie, 12 strong, and. 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. Based on doug stantons 2009 bestselling historical account horse soldiers, the movie follows hemsworths green beret capt. Special forces attempting to secure northern afghanistan with the afghan northern alliance. 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. Intelligence in public literature the horse soldiers. Erster trailer mit chris hemsworth zu pferd in afghanistan in. How the horse soldiers helped liberate afghanistan from the. American soldiers of the 23 field artillery, a group known as the gunners, tell of their experiences in baghdad during the iraq war.
Horse soldiers is the basis for a jerry bruckheimerproduced movie by the same name, starring chris hemsworth and michael shannon, to be released by warner bros. The team is portrayed in the recent movie, 12 strong, and in the 2009 book horse soldiers. Mitch nelson, who immediately leaves his home and his wife. An american special forces soldier rides alongside an afghan partner in 2001. The americans and the northern alliance brought war to the afghanistans taliban government.
Their story was the subject of the 2018 movie 12 strong. Meet the green beret legends who inspired the movie 12 strong 12 jan 2018 theyre also the inspiration for the new movie 12 strong. Additionally, nutsch and oda 595s story is the subject of the book, horse soldiers. Special forces team and their captain after they are dispatched to a mountainous region of afghanistan in the weeks. Like in the 12 strong movie, the real horse soldiers were able to liberate afghanistans fourth largest city, mazarisharif, in just three weeks. Forces soldiers to enter afghanistan in the weeks following the 911 attacks. 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.
He then led a charge back to the school and the small town. The above excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. These are the green berets who avenged the 911 attacks. Army special forces sent to afghanistan immediately after the september 11 attacks. It isnt just the horses or the bleakly beautiful terrain which. 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. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country. Chris hemsworth afghanistan war pic horse soldiers adds. Everything you need to know about 12 strong movie 2018. How the horse soldiers helped liberate afghanistan from the taliban 18 years.
With john wayne, william holden, constance towers, judson pratt. In harms way spent more than six months on the doug stanton is a journalist, lecturer, screenwriter, and author of the new york times bestsellers in harms way and horse. Chris spence, the teams communication sergeant, who. The collaborative performance was in honor of 60 years of friendship between the two nations. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan. Chris hemsworth portrays me in the film, which my teenage daughters find very. Like in the 12 strong movie, the real horse soldiers were able to liberate afghanistan s fourth largest city, mazarisharif, in just three weeks. One leadership skill that turned 12 horse soldiers into an elite commando team. 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.
Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by sadaam hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after president george w. Jerry bruckheimer shopping afghanistan war story horse. Doug stanton is the author of the new york times bestsellers in harms way. The elite troops were there to connect with and advise the northern alliance fighters who had been fighting the taliban government since 1996. The stunning victory of the horse soldiers 350 special forces soldiers, 100 c. Nutschs team, who became known as the horse soldiers because of their oldschool transportation, was in charge of leading the northern alliance in afghanistan to unite against taliban rule. Horse soldiers first americans into afghanistan after 9. 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. Grierson turned and opened fire on them, killing most of them. Special forces team, led by their new captain, mitch nelson hemsworth. 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. Obviously, its very accurate, nutsch joked about the movie.
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. Some of the employees at american freedom distillery were among the famous green beret soldiers who fought the taliban on horseback in the mountains of northern afghanistan. The film is based on doug stantons non fiction book horse soldiers, which tells the story of u. Strong is a 2018 american action war drama film directed by nicolai fuglsig and written by ted tally and peter craig. The sinking of the uss indianapolis and the extraordinary story of its survivors and horse soldiers. The americans and the northern alliance brought war to the afghanistan s taliban government. With chris hemsworth, michael shannon, michael pena, navid negahban. The secret soldiers of benghazi 2016 english movie official. Hollywood producer jerry bruckheimer is producing a future movie about americas horse soldiers. About 12 strong movie a team of cia agents and special forces head into afghanistan in the aftermath of the september 11th attacks in an.
Special operations forces, members of task force dagger, and afghanistan commander abdul rashid dostum on horseback in the dariasouf valley. Audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of a on. 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 true story of 12 strong, horse soldiers were first. Chris hemsworth and elsa pataky play a couple in the movie.
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. Mazarisharif was the stronghold for the talibans northern force and once liberated, the northern provinces quickly fell. The film is based on doug stantons nonfiction book horse soldiers, which tells the story of u. The horse soldiers stories if we wanted to move, horses were the only way, said master sgt. Formulaic war movie tells the true story of american horse soldiers of afghanistan. The above is an excerpt from the book horse soldiers. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in. Green berets who liberated afghanistan from the taliban. But thats changing, with the release of a new warner bros. As related in the 2009 book horse soldiers, a small team of 12 green berets known, in officialese, as.
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. Formulaic war movie tells the true story of american horse soldiers. 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 shannon, to. Officials have stated that the moviebook is an accurate reflection of the work of special forces soldiers in the early days of the war. 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. Scribner, 2009, 354 pages, with endnotes and index. Horse soldiers is based on doug stantons book following a u. John wayne the horse soldiers 1959 video dailymotion.
The story of the socalled horse soldiers is being told in the new film, 12 strong, which premieres. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process. The extraordinary story of a band of us soldiers who rode to victory in afghanistan that was published. The film, 12 strong, based on doug stantons book horse soldiers. Afghanistan war documentary the horse soldiers i sbs 5th. Learn the true story and meet the real horse soldiers special forces team.
The spirit of the elite forces who rode on that dangerous and unprecedented mission in afghanistan the men depicted in this short film was the monuments inspiration. 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. War reporter alex quade spent 5years tracking the operators down and persuading them to go on camera and. He killed all the teachers and the rest of the students and then killed all the people in the town. One leadership skill that turned 12 horse soldiers into. 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. How the horse soldiers helped liberate afghanistan from.