From Kabul to Baghdad and back : the U.S. at war in Afghanistan and Iraq / John R. Ballard, David W. Lamm, and John K. Wood.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Ballard, John R., 1957-

Contributor:

• Lamm, David W.
• Wood, John K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Afghan War, 2001-2021--Campaigns.
• Iraq War, 2003-2011--Campaigns.
• War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
• Strategy.
• United States--Military policy--21st century.
• United States--History, Military--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (409 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Kabul to Baghdad and Back provides insight into the key strategic decisions of the Afghan and Iraq campaigns as the United States attempted to wage both simultaneously against al-Qaeda and its supporting affiliates. It also evaluates the strategic execution of those military campaigns to identify how well the two operations were conducted in light of their political objectives. The book identifies the elements that made the 2001 military operation to oust the Taliban successful, then with combat operations in Iraq as a standard of comparison, the authors analyze the remainder

Contents:

• Contents; Maps and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Prologue; 1. Fighting Two Enemies: A Historical Perspective; 2. The Attacks of 9/11 and the Decision to Go to War in Afghanistan: A Historical Perspective; 3. The Opening Gambit: Enduring Freedom and Unconventional Success; 4. Iraq and the Iraqi Freedom: Campaign Shift of National Strategic Focus; 5. Fighting Two Wars: The Afghan Campaign as a Secondary Theater; 6. The Casey Strategy in Iraq, from Fallujah to Tal Afar; PHOTOS; 7. Parallel Campaigns
• 8. The 2007 Baghdad Surge and the End of Combat Operations in Iraq9. Developing the Afghan Surge Strategy; 10. Conflict Termination in Afghanistan; 11. A Final Assessment: Fighting Two Wars; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61251-168-6

OCLC:

823248549