Enduring Voices
Subtitle: Oral Histories of the U. S. Army Experience in Afghanistan, 2003-2005
Publisher: United States Government Printing Office
Published: 2009
Language: eng
Number of pages: 569
ISBN-13: 9780160817373
Subjects: Afghan war, 2001-2021; Insurgency; Postwar reconstruction; Oral history; United states, foreign relations, afghanistan
Description: 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.