F-14 Tomcat Units of Operation Enduring Freedom

Having initially worked for Osprey as an author in the 1980s, Tony Holmes became the company’s aviation editor in 1989 after he moved to England from Western Australia. Responsible for devising the Aircraft of the Aces, Combat Aircraft, Aviation Elite Units, Duel and X-Planes series, Tony has also written more than 30 books for Osprey over the past 35 years. In 2005, he was awarded the Tailhook Association's contributor of the year award for his coverage of Operation Iraqi Freedom.Jim Laurier is a native of New England, growing up in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil and throughout his life he has worked in many mediums creating artwork on a variety of subjects. He has worked on the Osprey Aviation list since 2000, and in that time he has produced some of the finest artwork seen in these volumes.

• Chapter 1: Planning the responseChapter 2: The Opening StrikesChapter 3: Ground WarChapter 4: Evolving MissionsChapter 5: Toro BoroChapter 6: Operation AnacondaChapter 7: OEF winds downAppendix