Author: John Spencer

Gangs of Baghdad

John Spencer | 01.21.20 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project

I passed a checkpoint manned by a group of young men armed with assault rifles. But they weren’t...

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Army Doctrine and the Urban Battlefield

John Spencer | 01.01.20 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast

In the second episode of MWI’s new Urban Warfare Project podcast, John Spencer is joined by...

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The Return of the Tunnel Bomb: A Medieval Tactic on the Modern Battlefield

John Spencer | 12.30.19 | Commentary & Analysis

There has been an explosion of underground warfare in the last five years. From sophisticated...

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Announcing the Urban Warfare Project Podcast

John Spencer | 12.13.19 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast

As the world becomes more urban, we need to be prepared for cities to become battlefields....

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The Power of Op-Eds: How to Inform and Influence

John Spencer | 12.05.19 | Commentary & Analysis

The following is an excerpt from the book Why I Write: Craft Essays on Writing War, scheduled to...

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