Air power against terror : : America's conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom / / Benjamin S. Lambeth.

The 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 remo...

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Year of Publication:2005
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (456 p.)
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