Author: John Spencer

Training Like It’s 1993: We’re Still Not Doing Enough to Integrate Drones

John Spencer | 12.17.25 | Commentary & Analysis

In 2010, as he watched the Medal of Honor being placed around the neck of Staff Sergeant Salvatore...

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Urban Warfare Project Podcast: The 2008 Mumbai Attacks

John Spencer | 12.12.25 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

On November 26, 2008, ten Pakistan-based members of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group...

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Mumbai Under Siege: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux and John Spencer | 11.26.25 | Urban Warfare Project

Sixty hours. That’s how long ten members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist...

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Urban Warfare Project Case Study #16: Mumbai Terrorist Attacks

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

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux, and John Spencer | 11.26.25 Authors’ note: Many of the details...

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Urban Warfare Project Podcast: The Tunnels of Gaza

John Spencer | 10.24.25 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

In this episode of the Urban Warfare Project Podcast, John Spencer examines the subterranean war...

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