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Modern war in an ancient land : the United States Army in Afghanistan, 2001-2014 / by Edmund J. "E. J." Degen, Mark J. Reardon

Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army, 2021.

United States. Army -- Stability operations -- History -- 21st century.

Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-

Effects-based operations (Military science) -- United States -- History -- 21st century.

Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-2021.

9780160953576 (v. 1 ; paperback)

016095357X (v. 1 ; paperback)

9780160953583 (v. 2 ; paperback)

0160953588 (v. 2 ; paperback)

CMH pub ; 59-1-1.

2 volumes : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps (some folded) ; 23 cm.

Volume 1. Section 1. Liberation. The American response to 11 September 2001 ; Initial combat operations ; Path to victory ; A campaign in transition -- Section 2. Searching for a solution. Counterterrorism as an operational approach -- Counterinsurgency as an operational approach -- Afghan and ISAF expansion as an operational approach.

Volume 2. Section 1. An economy of force. The challenges of protracted war ; A war in transition ; The conflict intensifies ; Holding the line ; Campaign at the crossroads -- Section 2. The surge in Afghanistan. McKiernan's war ends ; McChrystal's war ; Exit McChrystal, enter Petraeus ; Preparing the Afghans to take over the fight -- Section 3. End of campaigns. Afghans into the lead ; Drawdown ; Transitioning from counterinsurgency to Security Force Assistance ; Enduring Freedom becomes resolute support ; The U.S. Army beyond Enduring Freedom ; Conclusion: modern war in an ancient land: the United States Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, 2001-2014.

"Modern War in an Ancient Land: The United States Army in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM, 2001-2014 examines the U.S. intervention in Afghanistan in October 2001 and the thirteen-plus years of conflict that followed. Whether sent to Afghanistan to counter terrorists, defeat an insurgency, develop institutions, or support a democracy, Army commanders operated under the assumption that by securing Afghans and their fledgling national government, the U.S. military was protecting America and the Western way of life. For more than a decade, Army formations deployed to Afghanistan to forge a country that would remain unified, at peace with its neighbors, and inhospitable to terrorists who expressed their hatred of the American homeland though violence. Modern War in an Ancient Land is the result of historical thinking by the Army's senior leadership"--Provided by publisher.

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