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100 1 _aLowrey, Nathan S.
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245 1 0 _aU.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002
_bfrom the sea
_cby Nathan S. Lowrey.
246 3 _aUS Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002
246 3 _aUnited States Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2002
260 _aWashington, D.C.
_bUnited States Marine Corps, History Division
_c2011.
300 _aix, 410 p.
_bcol. ill., col. maps
_c29 cm.
490 1 _aU.S. Marines in the Global War on Terrorism
530 _aAlso available online in PDF format from United States Marine Corps History Division web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.
520 _aThis 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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 305-352) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
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