Author: John Spencer

Black Hawk Down and the Battle of Mogadishu: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux and John Spencer | 10.03.24 | Urban Warfare Project

Thirty-one years ago today, at 3:32 PM local time, an assault force boarded helicopters and left...

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Urban Warfare Project Case Study #9: The Battle of Mogadishu

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux and John Spencer | | UWP Case Study Series

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux, and John Spencer | 10.03.24 The Battle of Mogadishu occurred on...

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Israel’s Campaign against Hezbollah and the Fight for Southern Lebanon’s Tunnels

Patrick Sullivan, John Spencer and John Amble | 10.02.24 | Urban Warfare Project

“Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.” So warned Oscar Wilde in The Picture of...

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Underground Warfare 101

John Spencer | 09.27.24 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

Over several dozen episodes of the Urban Warfare Project Podcast, a theme that has regularly found...

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Urban Warfare Project Podcast: Urban Strongpoints

John Spencer | 08.02.24 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

On September 27, 1942, German forces attacked a house occupied by Soviet soldiers during the...

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