Enter and Clear a Room: The History of Battle Drill 6, and Why the Army Needs More Tactical Training like It—not Less
Earlier this month, the Modern War Institute published an opinion piece, “The Tyranny of Battle...
Read MoreJohn Spencer and Rich Hinman | 07.21.21 | Commentary & Analysis, Urban Warfare Project
Earlier this month, the Modern War Institute published an opinion piece, “The Tyranny of Battle...
Read MoreJohn Spencer and Harshana Ghoorhoo | 07.14.21 | Urban Warfare Project
There has been no shortage of attention paid to the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Commentary and...
Read MoreMaj. Gen. Patrick J. Donahoe and John Spencer | 07.06.21 | Commentary & Analysis
There is an aphorism that generals always fight the last war, and armies consequently spend the...
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 06.25.21 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast
There are more than 180,000 US soldiers serving in more than 140 countries around the world....
Read MoreJohn Spencer | 06.11.21 | Urban Warfare Project, Urban Warfare Project Podcast
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