Title: Enduring voices : oral histories of the U.S. Army experience in Afghanistan, 2003-2005 /
Authors: Koontz, Christopher N.
Publisher: Center of Military History, United States Army,
Year: 2008
Subjects: United States. History.; Afghan War, 2001- Personal narratives, American; Counterinsurgency Afghanistan.; Postwar reconstruction Afghanistan; Oral history
Abstract: From GPO Bookstore: Contains an anthology of sixteen oral histories that chronicle the establishment of Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan. Includes a lengthy interview with Lt. Gen. David W. Barno, the first commander of the new headquarters, in which he discusses the strategic challenges of Afghanistan, the coordination of political and military efforts by his command, and the development and implementation of a counterinsurgency strategy that considered the complexity of the Afghan insurgency.
Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- 1: US army and Afghanistan, 2001-2005 -- 2: Planning and directing a campaign: General Barno in Afghanistan -- 3: Building the command -- 4: Waging war -- 5: Security and assistance -- Glossary -- Index -- Charts -- Maps -- Illustrations.