OPLAN 1003V—Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from a Planner’s Perspective

Authors

Don Thieme, Maritime Advanced Warfighting School, U.S. Naval War College

Number

4

Abstract

Unlike the political decision to invade Iraq in 2003 and the violent insurgency that followed, the operational planning that went into the invasion has not been studied granularly. This history of that planning effort offers rich insight both for historians and for planners who may be called on to plan another major conventional combined-arms operation in the future.

Recommended Citation

Thieme, Don (2023) "OPLAN 1003V—Operation IRAQI FREEDOM from a Planner’s Perspective," Naval War College Review: Vol. 76: No. 4, Article 4.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol76/iss4/4