A Different Kind of War: The United states. Army in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), October 2001 - September 2005 - Softcover

Wright PhD, Donald P

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1470083051 ISBN 13: 9781470083052

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

Since the beginning of the Global War on Terrorism, the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) has captured the experiences of Soldiers as they conducted difficult operations across the world in a variety of important ways. Historical accounts of the US Army’s campaigns play a critical role in this process by offering insights from the past to assist Soldiers with their current—and future—operational challenges. This volume, A Different Kind of War, is the first comprehensive study of the US Army’s experience in Afghanistan during the first 4 years of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF). The work focuses on Army operations in the larger Joint and Coalition campaign that evolved between October 2001 and September 2005. Beginning with a description of the successful offensive against the Taliban regime, launched in late 2001 in response to the attacks of 9/11, the book then shifts to the less well-understood campaign that began in 2002 to establish a peaceful and politically stable Afghanistan. A Different Kind of War is balanced and honest. Its publication is particularly timely as both the Army and the Department of Defense are beginning to reassess and restructure the campaign in Afghanistan. This study will shed a great deal of light on the overall course of OEF. As the title suggests, the campaign in Afghanistan was unique. While its initial phases featured the use of small teams of Special Operations Forces and air power, the campaign after 2002 evolved into a broader effort in which conventional forces were responsible for the creation of security, reconstruction, and programs to train the Afghan Army. Overall, the story in these pages is one of a relatively small number of Soldiers conducting multifaceted operations on difficult terrain and within a complex cultural environment. A Different Kind of War was written in recognition of all the men and women who served in Afghanistan to bring stability and prosperity to that country while protecting the security of the United States. Their experiences chronicled in this book will help inform and educate all those who serve the Nation today and in the future.

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About the Author:

Donald P. Wright is the chief of the Contemporary Operations Study Team at the Combat Studies Institute (CSI) and a lieutenant colonel in the US Army Reserve. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Tulane University and has served as an Army historian for 6 years. Wright was the co-author of On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign, The US Army in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, May 2003–January 2005 (Fort Leavenworth, KS: CSI Press, 2008). He also authored several publications on the Russian Imperial Army including “That Vital Spark: Japanese Patriotism in Russian Military Perspective” in John Steinberg et al., The Russo- Japanese War in Global Perspective (Brill, 2005).

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1470083051
• ISBN 13: 9781470083052
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412