Author: John Spencer

The Most Recent Medal of Honor Awarded Reveals a Dangerous US Military Weakness

John Spencer | 07.17.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project

Last month former Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia became the Iraq War’s first living Medal of Honor...

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War Books: The Future Urban Battlefield

John Spencer | 06.24.19 | War Books

Editor’s note: Each week, we ask a practitioner, scholar, or observer of war to list the top...

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Every City is Different. That’s Why a One-Size-Fits-All Approach to Urban Operations Won’t Work.

John Spencer and John Amble | 05.30.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project

If we are entering an era where military forces will increasingly be called upon to operate in...

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Podcast: The Spear – A Helicopter Mission During the Invasion of Iraq

John Spencer | 04.24.19 | The Spear

In this episode of The Spear, MWI’s John Spencer speaks to Col. Phil Ryan, an Army aviator...

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The Destructive Age of Urban Warfare; or, How to Kill a City and How to Protect It

John Spencer | 03.28.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project

Combat in urban areas is the most destructive type of warfare imaginable. Densely populated...

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