from the sea Lowrey, Nathan S. creator United States Marine Corps. History Division. text bibliography dcu Washington, D.C United States Marine Corps, History Division 2011 monographic eng

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ix, 410 p. col. ill., col. maps 29 cm. 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. 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. by Nathan S. Lowrey. Shipping list no.: 2012-0153-P. Also available online in PDF format from United States Marine Corps History Division web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required. Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-352) and index. n-us--- af----- United States Marine Corps History Afghan War, 2001- United States Marine Corps. Marine Expeditionary Unit, 26th. United States Marine Corps. Marine Expeditionary Unit, 15th. United States Marine Corps History 21st century War on Terrorism, 2001- Afghan War, 2001- Campaigns Afghan War, 2001- Personal narratives, American D 214.13:AF 3 D 214.13:AF 3 Lowrey, Nathan S. (OCoLC)x 2012379012 http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/PDF_Files/Pubs/OEF/FROM%20THE%20SEA.pdf http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/PDF_Files/Pubs/OEF/FROM%20THE%20SEA.pdf http://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo AWC 120608 20160705234649.0 309043