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American soldier / Tommy Franks, with Malcom McConnell.

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

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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.

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  • 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]

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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.

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Franks, Tommy, 1945-
United States. Army > Biography.
United States. Central Command > Biography.
Generals > United States > Biography.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
Terrorism > Government policy > United States.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
United States > Armed Forces > Afghanistan > Biography.
Afghanistan > History > 1989-
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Autobiographies.

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