The Cynical Historian

12 Strong | Based on a True Story (2019x1)

Air date: Jan 05, 2019

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-advises-on-12-strong-gives-take-on-movies-accuracy/ http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/12-strong/ ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian or pick up some merchandise at SpreadShirt: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/cynicalhistorian LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U Twitter: https://twitter.com/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