xvii, 590 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
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
Includes index
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