Walking the Modern Battlefield: Urban Warfare Lessons from the 2008 Mumbai Attacks
Over 100 years ago, during the summer of 1919, dozens of members of that year’s West Point...
Read MoreJohn Spencer and Liam Collins | 11.18.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Over 100 years ago, during the summer of 1919, dozens of members of that year’s West Point...
Read MoreBen Baker | 06.06.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
In 2007, UK and coalition forces in the southeastern Iraqi city of Basra faced a series of...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 03.28.19 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Combat in urban areas is the most destructive type of warfare imaginable. Densely populated...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 11.23.18 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2017. There are no urban warfare...
Read MoreRobert Postings | 07.09.18 | Commentary & Analysis
The Islamic State group (IS) has spent the last few years fighting a series of defensive...
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