Author: John Spencer

Inside the Battle of Shusha: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux and John Spencer | 09.26.25 | Urban Warfare Project

In the summer of 2020, when Azerbaijan and Armenia went to war over the disputed territory of...

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Urban Warfare Project Case Study #15: Battle of Shusha

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

Liam Collins, Jayson Geroux, and John Spencer | 09.26.25 Authors’ note: Many of the details...

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Urban Warfare Project Podcast: Mossad’s Raid in Tehran, 2018

John Spencer | 09.19.25 | Urban Warfare Project Podcast

In January 2018, Mossad operatives infiltrated a secret warehouse in Tehran, Iran’s capital of...

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Operation Cast Lead: An Urban Warfare Project Case Study

Liam Collins and John Spencer | 09.11.25 | Urban Warfare Project

In 2008, Israel’s government had a problem. Since the unilateral Israeli withdrawal from the...

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Urban Warfare Project Case Study #14: Operation Cast Lead

Liam Collins and John Spencer | | UWP Case Study Series

Liam Collins and John Spencer | 09.11.25 Authors’ note: Some details included in this case study...

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