General Tommy Franks' memoir, American Soldier, summarizes his career in the military from his childhood in Oklahoma to his leadership of the United States Central Command during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He details planning the early days of Operation Enduring Freedom after 9/11 and overcoming tensions with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld over the pace of the campaign. Franks also recounts rejecting a massive troop deployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom in favor of flexibility and speed, which led to Baghdad falling within three weeks and proving the validity of his new vision of joint warfare.