American soldier / Tommy Franks, with Malcom McConnell.

Franks, Tommy, 1945- (author.). McConnell, Malcom, (author.).

Summary:

A memoir by the former head of the U.S. Central Command who led American and coalition forces in Afghanistan and Iraq traces his childhood in the Midwest, his four-decade military service that included a tour of duty in Vietnam, and his experiences during and after the September 11 attacks.

Record details

ISBN: 0060731583
ISBN: 9780060731588
ISBN: 0060779543
ISBN: 9780060779542
Physical Description: xvii, 590 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Regan Books, [2004]
Copyright: ©2004

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: D-Day xi -- Part I Deep Roots -- 1 Planting Seeds 3 -- 2 "Make 'em a Hand" 27 -- 3 Crucible 63 -- Part II Professional Soldier -- 4 A New Army 113 -- 5 Flag Rank 145 -- Part III Commander in Chief -- 6 A Dangerous Neighborhood 191 -- 7 A New Kind of War 238 -- 8 Historic Victory 283 -- Part IV A Revolution in Warfare -- 9 Commander's Concept 321 -- 10 Plan 382 -- 11 Operation Iraqi Freedom 432 -- 12 A Campaign Unlike Any Other 478.