U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002 from the sea
US Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002 United States Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002
by Nathan S. Lowrey.
- Washington, D.C. United States Marine Corps, History Division 2011.
- ix, 410 p. col. ill., col. maps 29 cm.
- U.S. Marines in the Global War on Terrorism .
Shipping list no.: 2012-0153-P.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-352) and index.
The Global War on Terrorism -- Operation Enduring Freedom -- Striking back -- Changing plans -- Naval Expeditionary Task Force 58 -- Operational maneuver from the sea -- Operation Swift Freedom -- Concurrent and distributed operations at Forward Operating Base Rhino -- Interdiction operations -- Occupation and exploitation operations -- Concurrent and distributed operations at Kandahar -- Tora Bora -- Sensitive site exploitation and security missions -- Winding down -- Marines during Operation Anaconda.
This monograph is more than the story of Marine expeditionary operations in Afghanistan. It describes who our nation's enemies are; how America became involved in the Global War on Terrorism; and how the Marine Corps struggled to acquire a major role in Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as the actions of Marines and sailors who helped prosecute the air and ground campaigns against Taliban and al-Qaeda forces.
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