Urban battlefields : lessons learned from World War II to the modern era /
edited by Gregory Fremont-Barnes.
Bok · Engelsk · 2024
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| Omfang | xv, 389 pages : : maps ;
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| Utgave | First printing.
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| Opplysninger | The role of history in understanding modern urban warfare / Douglas Winton -- Nineteenth-century precedent : the Battle of Monterrey, September 21-24, 1846 / Gregory Fremont-Barnes -- Urban anchor on the Gustav Line, Ortona, December 1943 / Lee Windsor and Jayson Geroux -- Urban operations during the Normandy Campaign, Cherbourg and Saint-Lô, June-July 1944 / William A. Taylor -- The Warsaw Uprising, August to October 1944 / Keith D. Dickson -- The Battle for Manila, February-March 1945 : balancing force protection and civilian casualties / Brian Drohan -- The Battle of Seoul, September 1950 : tactical mobility and urban combat / Eric Setzekorn -- The Battle of Mogadishu, Somalia, October 3-4, 1993 / Frank Leith Jones -- Grozny : total war in practice, 1994-2001 / Keith D. Dickson -- The Battle for Fallujah : exploiting technological advantages in urban combat during Operation Al Fair, November 2004 / Douglas Winton -- Theater of war : combat and performance in Gaza's long, postmodern war / Wesley Moerbe -- Human shields, cratering the streets, and watching for drones : urban warfare lessons from the Battle of Raqqa / Edward Salo -- Conclusion: Lessons learned / Gregory Fremont-Barnes.. - "Urban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern Era offers a detailed study of the complexities of urban operations, demonstrating through historical conflicts their key features, the various weapons and tactics employed by both sides, and the factors that contributed to success or failure. Urban operations are a relatively recent phenomenon and an increasingly prominent feature of today's operational environment, typified by on-going fighting in Syria and Iraq. Here, Gregory Fremont-Barnes has enlisted ten experts to examine the key elements that characterize this particularly costly and difficult method of fighting by focusing on notable examples across the modern era. He covers their nineteenth-century roots, and follows with case studies ranging from major conventional formations to counterinsurgency and civil resistance. The contributors analyze the distinct features of urban warfare, which separate it from fighting in open areas, particularly the three-dimensional nature of the operating environment. These include: the restricted fields of fire and view; the substantial advantages conferred on the defender as a result of concealed positions and ubiquitous cover; the often- abundant presence of subterranean features including cellars, tunnels, and drainage and sewer systems; and the recurrent problems imposed by snipers holding up the progress of troops many times their number. Further, the authors consider how the presence of civilians may influence the rules of engagement and also may provide an advantage to the defender. Urban Battlefields illustrates why warfare in metropolises can be protracted and costly. It also illustrates why modest numbers of soldiers, militia, or insurgents with nothing more than shoulder-borne anti-tank weapons or ground-to-air missile systems, small arms, and improvised explosive devices can drastically reduce the effectiveness of much better disciplined, trained, and armed adversaries. Furthermore, it explains how those short-term advantages can be neutralized and ultimately overcome. "--
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| ISBN | 9781682477243
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