On Point: United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom. by Fontenot, Col.; Degen, Lt Col. & Tohn, Lt. Col - 2005

Naval Inst Pr, 2005-05-01. Hardcover. Very good. 7.0x0.75x10.0. Foreword by Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA (Ret.)This hard-hitting, authoritative account of U.S. Army operations during the Second Gulf War draws on official records and work carried out by the Army’s Operation Iraqi Freedom Study Group. The authors cover everything from logistical operations to gunfights at platoon level to help readers understand the complexity, scale, and rigors of the war and what it was like for the solders in the field. As Gen. Tommy Franks says in the foreword, the book is far more than a standard campaign history. It not only puts the Army’s story in the context of joint operations in Iraq but also analyzes the operation in admirable detail. Using hundreds of interviews of the troops and scores of detailed maps and illustrations, it provides a user-friendly guide to the Army’s first major campaign in more than a decade and ten-years worth of investments in digitalization and interservice operability.The first… Read More

Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2005 Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD. 2005. Hardcover. Stated First Printing. An Association of the US Army Book. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: VG; rubbing to spine and back board; crushed tip on upper rear. No DJ. Cream boards with black overlay on spine with bright silver lettering on spine. 539 pp. This book is a study of Operation iraqi Freedom as soon after the fact as feasible. The book tells the Army's story in the only context possible- a combined-arms ground force operating in a joint environment. The human dimension of war especially the quality of the men and women in uniform who fought the campaign and won the historic victory, is a major element of the book. Based on hundreds of interviews and scores of detailed maps. A very presentable and clean copy for reading or research.

Naval Inst Pr. nice copy . Near Fine. Hardcover. 2005.

Naval Inst Pr. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Naval Institute Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Hardback. Very Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Naval Inst Pr, 2005-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!