On Point II
Transition to the New Campaign; The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom May 2003-January 2005
Published on 30. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
696 pages
978-0-16-078197-1 (ISBN)
Description
"On Point II" is a comprehensive study of the U.S. Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from May 2003 to January 2005. Based on primary sources including hundreds of interviews with participants, the study examines the period during which American soldiers made the transition to a new type of campaign that featured information operations, intelligence, reconstruction, and governance rather than conventional combat. Documents the U.S. Army's execution of full spectrum operations in the early stages of this conflict.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Figures; Maps; Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1724 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-16-078197-1 (9780160781971)
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About the authors: Dr. Donald P. Wright holds a Ph.D. in History from Tulane University and has served as a historian in the Combat Studies Institute since 2003. Wright has also served as an officer in both the active and reserve components of the US Army. Colonel Timothy R. Reese is an Armor officer and Army historian.He was commissioned in 1981 from the U.S. Military Academy and has held a variety of command and staff positions in the United States, Germany, Kosovo, and Afghanistan.Colonel Reese holds a Masters of History from the University of Michigan and a Masters of National Security Studies from the US Army War College.He has been the director of the Combat Studies Institute since 2005. "