This book was originally published under the title Horse Soldiers, which the movie 12 Strong was based on. This book tells about a group of Special Forces soldiers who rode across Afghanistan on horseback to fight the Taliban. This book was well researched and told about the battles and struggles these soldiers faced. It seemed strikingly odd to me that in the year 2000 the United States military was riding to war on horses. I became aware of this book from watching a Medal of Honor special where these events were mentioned. I have been staying away from Iraq and Afghanistan war books for personal reasons, but I was really interested to read this. I plan to watch the film as well. The writing style and research was very well done. This was one of the better books I have read about this topic in a while.