American soldier /

Franks, Tommy, 1945-,

American soldier / [print] Tommy Franks, with Malcom McConnell. - first edition.ition. - New York : Regan Books, (c)2004. - xvii, 590 pages, [32. pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm.



D-Day -- Deep roots: Planting seeds -- "Make 'em a hand" -- Crucible -- Professional soldier: New army -- Flag rank -- Commander in chief: Dangerous neighborhood -- New kind of war -- Historic victory -- Revolution in warfare: Commander's concept -- Plan -- Operation Iraqi freedom -- Campaign unlike any other -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Index.

The Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command from July 2000 through July 2003, General Tommy Franks made history by leading American and Coalition forces to victory in Afghanistan and Iraq- the decisive battles that launched the war on terrorism.



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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.

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