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Vanguard of Valor - Small unit Actions in Afghanistan (Paperback)
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Vanguard of Valor - Small unit Actions in Afghanistan (Paperback)
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Since 2001, the US Army in Afghanistan has been conducting complex
operations in a difficult, often dangerous environment. Living in
isolated outposts and working under austere conditions, US Soldiers
have carried out missions that require in equal parts a warrior's
courage and a diplomat's restraint. In the larger discussions of
the Afghanistan campaign, the experiences of these
Soldiers-especially the young sergeants and lieutenants that lead
small units-often go undocumented. But, as we all know, success in
Afghanistan ultimately depends on these small units and their
leaders, making their stories all the more important. In 2010, as
the scale and tempo of Coalition operations in Afghanistan
increased, so did the need for historical accounts of small-unit
actions. As commander of the International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF), I commissioned the Combat Studies Institute to
research and write the cases collected in this volume and in those
that will follow. By capturing key insights from both lethal and
non-lethal operations, I hoped these accounts would be of immediate
utility to sergeants and lieutenants at the center of future
operations. The eight actions described in these pages take the
reader through a wide range of platoon-level operations, from an
intense firefight near Kandahar to an intricate civic action
project in Kunar Province. Drawing from dozens of Soldier
interviews, these accounts vividly depict the actions themselves
and offer critical insights of greatest benefit to the small-unit
leaders of today and tomorrow. The US Army always has prided itself
as an institution of constant learning, strongly committed to
drawing lessons from its past. This volume from the Combat Studies
Institute is an excellent example of that long and honorable
tradition.
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