Cover -- Preface -- Figures -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter One - Introduction -- Chapter Two - A Nation Girds for War -- Ensuring Homeland Air Defense -- Forming a Coalition -- Shaping a Strategy -- Crafting a Plan -- The Buildup of Forces -- Chapter Three - The United States Strikes Back -- The Operational Setting -- Opening Moves -- From Fixed to Fleeting Targets -- Closing Ranks with the Opposition Groups -- The Campaign Hits a Slump -- The Allied Contribution -- The Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul -- Chapter Four - A Shift in Strategy -- Hunting Down an Elusive Quarry -- Toward the Consolidation of Initial Gains -- The Battles of Tora Bora and Zhawar Kili -- The Final Rout of the Taliban -- Chapter Five - Operation Anaconda -- Initial Planning -- A Troubled Start -- The Showdown at Roberts Ridge -- Recovering from the Initial Setbacks -- The Endgame of Enduring Freedom -- Anaconda Issues -- Toward Better Air-Ground Coordination -- Chapter Six - Distinctive Aspects and Achievements -- Data Fusion Comes of Age -- A New Air-Ground Synergy -- Humanitarian Relief and Force Sustainment -- Space Support to Force Employers -- CAOC Operations -- The Buildup at Manas -- New Technology Applications -- Chapter Seven - Problems in Execution -- Early Tensions Between the CAOC and CENTCOM -- The Impact of Rules-of-Engagement Constraints -- The Trend Toward Centralized Execution -- Integrating Other Government Agencies -- The Costs of the High Operating Tempo -- Chapter Eight - Conclusions -- Innovations in Force Employment -- Persistent Problems in Need of Attention -- On Balance -- Bibliography.