{"product_id":"understanding-urban-warfare-9781912440351","title":"Understanding Urban Warfare","description":"\u003cp\u003eNo environment is more challenging for militaries than a city. No form of combat is more inherently\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edestructive than urban warfare. And yet too often, militaries are both unprepared for the challenges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof cities and unable to avoid being pulled into brutal urban fights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Understanding Urban Warfare, readers will gain more than just an appreciation of the unique\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echallenges of urban warfare-from the limiting effects of three-dimensional terrain on many weapon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esystems and the multiplicity of enemy firing points on a city street to the overarching need to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eminimize civilian casualties and protect critical infrastructure and cultural property.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book presents new ways to understand the distinctive characteristics of a variety of cities-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emegacities, global cities, feral cities, and even smart cities-and how those characteristics impact\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emilitary operations in urban terrain. Readers will also be introduced to some of the most relevant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eurban battles in modern history-the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the 2004 Second Battle of Fallujah in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIraq, plus the 2020 Battle of Shusha in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and more-to illuminate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrends and lessons to better understand urban warfare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an increasingly urban world, the future character of conflict will also be increasingly urban. This\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook sets out to understand that future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Collins, Liam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Howgate Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912440351\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Liam Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39882737090635,"sku":"9781912440351","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_ff6f2abc-6c73-4471-a5ae-e91b1a1508c4.jpg?v=1666097797","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/understanding-urban-warfare-9781912440351","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}