12 Strong | Based on a True Story

Thanks Scribd for Sponsoring this video. Check them out here: https://www.influencerlink.org/SHGi I get to talk about the Special Forces today, but not in the way you see it in Call of Duty. No we’re talking about the history, and it is far more interesting than COD could ever portray. It’s cool stuff, but as a result, today’s movie has been rather battered about in the media. ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Doug Stanton, 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers (New York: Scribner, 2009). https://www.influencerlink.org/SHGi US Army Combined Arms Center, A Different Kind of War: The United States Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, October 2001-September 2005 (Leavenworth, Kans.: Combat Studies Institute Press, 2010). http://www.dodlive.mil/2018/01/18/dod... http://www.historyvshollywood.com/ree... ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Support the channel through PATREON:   / cynicalhistorian   or pick up some merchandise at SpreadShirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cynicalh... LET'S CONNECT: Facebook:   / cynicalcypher88   Discord:   / discord   Twitter:   / cynical_history   ------------------------------------------------------------ Wiki: The United States Army Special Forces, colloquially known as the Green Berets due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force tasked with five primary missions: unconventional warfare (the original and most important mission of Special Forces), foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, and counter-terrorism. The first two emphasize language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops. Other duties include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, counter-proliferation, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, information operations, peacekeeping, psychological operations, security assistance, and manhunts; other components of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) or other U.S. government activities may also specialize in these secondary areas.[5] Many of their operational techniques are classified, but some nonfiction works[6] and doctrinal manuals are available. 12 Strong (also known as 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers) is a 2018 American action[4] war drama film directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and written by Ted Tally and Peter Craig. The film is based on Doug Stanton's non-fiction book Horse Soldiers, which tells the story of U.S. Army Special Forces sent to Afghanistan immediately after the September 11 attacks. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, William Fichtner, and Rob Riggle. ------------------------------------------------------------ Hashtags: #history #12Strong #SpecialForces #review #BasedOnATrueStory