Tomes tells for the first time the story of how innovative approaches to solving battlefield challenges gave rise to non-nuclear strategic strike, the quest to apply information technology to offset Soviet military advantages, and the rise of 'decisive operations' in American military strategy. During these three decades, new technology and operational practices helped form what observers dubbed a 'Revolution in Military Affairs' in the 1990s and a 'New American Way of War' in the 2000s. US Defence Strategy from Vietnam to Operation Iraqi Freedomexamines the thirty-year transformation in American military thought and defence strategy that spanned from 1973 through 2003. Stewart, Chief Historian, 30 September 2011 I commend this monograph to today's Army to read, gain insight into such combined operations, and reflect on how much support our allies can provide in future military endeavors. The United States cannot fight alone in the current operational environment, and improving the quantity and quality of our interaction with our international partners should continue to be a high priority.
Similar issues of working together in a complex military environment will doubtless reoccur in future operations, but the benefits of assembling such coalitions will almost certainly outweigh the problems. Army planners faced in Iraqi Freedom in integrating a host of different military partners into U.S. This short study also underscores the significant challenges that U.S. Allied support played an important role in stabilizing the situation in Iraq. These combined operations also strengthened the ties between countries and improved the quality of interoperability between U.S. This division of labor served American ends while still ensuring that our partners performed vital work that fully justified their commitment to Iraq's security. combat forces to focus their generally superior capabilities in more contested sections of the country. The presence of ground forces from so many coalition partners allowed U.S. Interlibrary Loan This link opens in a new windowĪllied Participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom highlights a number of key aspects of allied support to the U.S.-led operation.Library Catalog Search This link opens in a new window.Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HA/DR).World War II: Operation Watchtower (Guadalcanal).World War II: Second Battle of El Alamein.World War II: Okinawa This link opens in a new window.Operation Enduring Freedom: Task Force 58.Civil War: Gettysburg This link opens in a new window.American Revolution: Battle of Moores Creek Bridge.
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