U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2009 : anthology and annotated bibliography / compiled by David W. Kummer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Kummer, David W., compiler.

Contributor:

Marine Corps University (U.S.). History Division, issuing body.

Series:

U.S. Marines in the Global War on Terrorism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Campaigns.

Afghan War, 2001-2021.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Personal narratives, American.

History.

United States. Marine Corps--History--21st century.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps--History--Bibliography.

Afghan War, 2001-2021--Bibliography.

Genre:

Personal narratives -- American.

Bibliographies.

Personal narratives.

Physical Description:

xiii, 419 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.

Distribution:

Washington, DC : For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Other Title:

United States Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2009

US Marines in Afghanistan, 2001-2009

Anthology and annotated bibliography

Place of Publication:

Quantico, Virginia : History Division, United States Marine Corps, 2014.

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.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Maps

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

Deployment to remember: the Navy's Seabees in Afghanistan / Lieutenant Commander Leonard WW Cooke, USN

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

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' is out / Captain Matthew M Maz, First Lieutenant Jason R Gibbs, First Lieutenant David W Litkenhus, and First Lieutenant Wayne A Wood

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: Buildup, 2008:

Change in mission / Kristin Henderson

Counterinsurgency on the ground in Afghanistan: how different units adapted local conditions a US 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 local conditions US 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 US 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

Index.

Notes:

"PCN 10600011000"--Title page verso.

Shipping list no: 2015-0245-P.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-408) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kummer, David W.

ISBN:

9780991158843

0991158849

OCLC:

870211346