Publisher's Synopsis
"NOTE; NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT- OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price" This pamphlet provides details on the role of the U.S. Army in the critical three-year period following the conclusion of Operation Anaconda in March 2002. It details the story of American and international forces working to solidify the initial invasion s crippling of al-Qaeda and removal of the Taliban. It recounts the story of the quest to build a new, democratic Afghan government capable of maintaining internal security and tending to the needs of the Afghan people. It tells the tale of theU.S. Army s search for a proper balance between counterterrorism andcounterinsurgency operations as the enemy rebuilt his forces from safehavens in Pakistan. Finally, it chronicles the Army s efforts to maintainan effective presence in Afghanistan while juggling the challenges ofan indigenous population historically opposed to foreign forces andthe decreased resources available after the start of the Iraq war in 2003. Operation Enduring Free dom, March 2002 April 2005, was writtenby historians Dr. Brian F. Neumann, Dr. Lisa Mundey, and Dr. JonMikolashek in the Histories Division of the Center of Military History. We hope that you enjoy and profit from this dramatic but often overlookedstory of our Army in action in the Global War on Terrorism. Itis the second in the Center s series of campaign brochures on the U.S.Army in Afghanistan. Related items:
On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign: The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom, May 2003-January 2005 is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-00989-9
Operational Culture for the Warfighter: Principles and Applications is availalbe here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01021-8
Applications in Operational Culture: Perspectives From the Field is available here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-000-01054-4
Iraq & Persian Gulf Wars resources collection can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/iraq-..."
