Air power against terror America's conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 plunged the United States into a determined counteroffensive against Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. This report details the initial U.S. military response to those attacks, namely, the destruction of al Qaeda's terrorist infrastructure and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lambeth, Benjamin S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND Corp. 2005, 2005
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-411)
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A nation girds for war
  • 3. The United States strikes back
  • 4. A shift in strategy
  • 5. Operation anaconda
  • 6. Distinctive aspects and achievements
  • 7. Problems in execution
  • 8. Conclusions