Doug Stanton reflected on the stories he uncovered while writing 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. These recollections spanned from WWII to the Vietnam War.
In Harm’s Way is a harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America’s worst naval disaster—and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived. Horse Soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban.
Doug Stanton reflected on the stories he uncovered while writing 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. These recollections spanned from WWII to the Vietnam War.
In Harm’s Way is a harrowing, adrenaline-charged account of America’s worst naval disaster—and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survived. Horse Soldiers is the dramatic account of a small band of Special Forces soldiers who secretly entered Afghanistan following 9/11 and rode to war on horses against the Taliban.
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May 19, 2023
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Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
About Doug Stanton
Doug Stanton is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and lecturer.
His books include The Odyssey of Echo Company, In Harm’s Way, and Horse Soldiers. Horse Soldiers was the basis for a Jerry Bruckheimer-produced movie titled 12 Strong, and was a best-seller on lists in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly Publisher’s Weekly, and IndieBound. It was also named a “Notable Book” by the New York Times. The Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association made Horse Soldiers a “Great Lakes, Great Reads” book, and it was chosen as a “Best Book” by Publishers Weekly, Christian Science Monitor, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.com. Stanton has appeared on national TV and radio outlets, including the Today Show, Discovery, A&E, History Channel, Fox News, NPR, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, C-SPAN’s BookTV, PBS, and NBC Nightly News.
