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U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2009 : anthology and annotated bibliography
Title:
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2009 : anthology and annotated bibliography
Author:
Kummer, David W., compiler.
Publication Information:
Quantico, Virginia : History Division, United States Marine Corps, 2014.
Physical Description:
xiii, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Summary:
U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-1009: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography: presents a collection of 37 articles, interviews, and speeches describing many aspects of the Corp's participation in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2001 to 2009. This history Division publication is intended to serve as a general overview and provisional reference to inform both Marines and the general public until monographs dealing with major Marine Corps operations during the campaign can be completed. The accompanying annotated bibliography provides a detailed look at selected sources that currently exist until new scholarship and archival materials become available.
Language:
English
Contents:
Part 1: America's 911 Force, 2001-02. Address to the nation on operations in Afghanistan / President George W. Bush ; Thunderbolts : strike first marine corps blow against Taliban / Fred H. Allison ; Afghanistan diary corps considerations : lessons learned in phase one / Arthur P. Brill Jr ; Le Petit Beourge du Decotiis (1st Platoon Defense at Kandahar) / Second Lieutenant Art G. Decotiis ; A deployment to remember : the Navy's Seabees in Afghanistan / Lieutenant Commander Leonard W.W. Cooke, USN ; The embassy : Kabul / Lieutenant Colonel Brian D. Perry Sr., USA ; Leatherneck air on target during operation anaconda / First Lieutenant Jeff Landis ; Bagram nightmares / Fred H. Allison -- Part 2: Rebuilding a nation, 2003-07. Fighting "the other war" : counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan, 2003-05 / Lieutenant General David W. Barno, USA (Ret.) ; Marine light attack squadron 773 (-) reinforced summary of action ; From Bridgeport to blessing / Ed Darack ; Operation red wings / Ed Darack ; The chai patrols-conducting stability operations in Afghanistan / Colonel James A. Hogberg ; Interview: Major Thomas Clinton Jr. / Combat Studies Institute ; Marines deliver in mountain storm / Colonel Kenneth F. McKenzie, Major Roberta L. Shea and Major Christopher Phelps ; Artillery 'Gruntz' it out / Captain Matthew M. Maz, First Lieutenant Jason R. Gibbs, First Lieutenant David W. Litkenhus, and First Lieutenant Wayne A. Wood ; A mission ends as Army, NATO troops take over in Afghanistan, Marines reflect on a tour that "you never forget" / Christian Lowe ; Marines push to take lead in Afghanistan / Sean D. Naylor -- Part 3: The buildup, 2008. A change in mission / Kristin Henderson ; Counterinsurgency on the ground in Afghanistan : how different units adapted to local conditions, A U.S. Marine Platoon in Gulistan, Farah, 2008 / Jerry Meyerle, Megan Katt, and James A. Gavrilis ; Belated honors for Marines in fierce battle / Jeanette Steele ; Cobras strike in Afghanistan, Special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Afghanistan / Captain Justin M. Welan ; Combined arms in Afghanistan / Major Samuel L. Meyer ; Special purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Afghanistan : bridge to Marine Corps' future in Afghanistan / Sergeant Scott A. Whittington ; Afghanistan deployed aviation combat element performs above, beyond expectations / Sergeant Juan D. Alfonso ; Interview: Captain Robert G. Barber / Marine Corps History Division -- Part 4: Marineistan, 2009. Interview: Brigadier General Lawrence D. Nicholson / Marine Corps History Division ; Marines launch mission in Afghanistan's south focused on security and governance / Rajiv Chandrasekaran ; "Arty" in Afghanistan-"We're here to shoot" / Andrew Lubin ; Counterinsurgency on the ground in Afghanistan : how different units adapted to local conditions U.S. Marine Battalion Nawa, Helmand, 2009 / Jerry Meyerle, Megan Katt, and James A. Gavrilis ; With special operations Marines in Afghanistan / Stewart Nusbaumer ; Religious leader engagement in southern Afghanistan / Alexs Thompson ; Female engagement teams : the case for more female civil affairs Marines / Master Sergeant Julia L. Watson ; Acknowledging limits : police advisors and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan U.S. Marine Corps Police mentor, Now Zad District, 2009 / William Rosenau ; Victory in Afghanistan / Lieutenant Colonel Patrick J. Carroll (Ret.) and Chief Warrant Officer-5 Terry L. Walker (Ret.) ; Remarks by the President awarding the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Dakota Meyer / President Barack H. Obama ; At Afghan outpost, Marines gone rogue or leading the fight against counterinsurgency? / Rajiv Chandrasekaran ; Remarks by the President in an address to the nation on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan / President Barack H. Obama -- Appendices. Appendix A: Command and staff list ; Appendix B: Unit list ; Appendix C: Selected terms and abbreviations from operation enduring freedom ; Appendix D: Chronology of events, 2001-9 ; Appendix E: Medal of Honor citation ; Appendix F: Selected sources and annotated bibliography.
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ISBN:
9780991158843
Format :
Book