<p>"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 Armys senior leadership"--Provided by publisher.</p>

Modern War in an Ancient Land : The United States Army in Afghanistan, 2001-2014

E. J. Degen (Ed)

Mark J. Reardon (Ed)

Operation Enduring Freedom Study Group

Center of Military History United States Army

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Modern War in an Ancient Land : The United States Army in Afghanistan, 2001-2014