02506nam 22005054a 450 991021998820332120240513062739.00-8330-4053-7(CKB)1000000000474843(EBL)618737(OCoLC)695010433(Au-PeEL)EBL618737(CaPaEBR)ebr10152599(MiAaPQ)EBC618737(EXLCZ)99100000000047484320050111d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAir power against terror America's conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom /Benjamin S. Lambeth1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND Corp.20051 online resource (456 p.)"MG-166."0-8330-3724-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-411).Cover; Preface; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - A Nation Girds for War; Chapter Three - The United States Strikes Back; Chapter Four - A Shift in Strategy; Chapter Five - Operation Anaconda; Chapter Six - Distinctive Aspects and Achievements; Chapter Seven - Problems in Execution; Chapter Eight - Conclusions; BibliographyThe terrorist attacks of 9/11 plunged the United States into a determined counteroffensive against Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. This report details the initial U.S. military response to those attacks, namely, the destruction of al QaedaÂs terrorist infrastructure and the removal of the ruling Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The author emphasizes several distinctive achievements in this war, including the use of precision air-delivered weapons that were effective irrespective of weather, the first combat use of Predator unmanned aerial vehicles armed with Hellfire missilesAfghan War, 2001-2021United StatesAfghan War, 2001-2021Aerial operations, AmericanWar on Terrorism, 2001-2009Afghan War, 2001-2021Afghan War, 2001-2021Aerial operations, American.War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.958.104/6Lambeth Benjamin S904730MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219988203321Air power against terror2023208UNINA