Author: John Spencer

The Urban Warfare Project’s Christmas Wish List, 2021 Edition

John Spencer | 12.24.21 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

What do urban warfare experts really want for Christmas? In this holiday-themed episode of...

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The Mothers’ Bus Attack and the Yamam

John Spencer | 12.10.21 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

On the morning of March 7, 1988, three members of the Palestine Liberation Organization hijacked a...

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What We Learned Creating the Army’s First Urban Planners Course

John Spencer and Rob Wooldridge | 11.29.21 | Urban Warfare Project

Ask the average division staff officer how many brigade combat teams it takes to seize a city of...

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Feral Cities and the Military

John Spencer | 11.26.21 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

In this episode of MWI’s Urban Warfare Project Podcast, John Spencer is joined by Dr. Richard...

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A Case Study of the 1968 Battle of Hue

John Spencer and Jayson Geroux | 11.04.21 | Urban Warfare Project

in January 1968, North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces launched the Tet Offensive, a series...

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