Soldiers in Cities: Military Operations on Urban Terrain
Edited by Dr. Michael Desch.
October 2001
174 Pages
Brief Synopsis
In the past half-century, the classic military conflict of armies maneuvering in the field has been replaced by conflicts that center on, rather than avoid, heavily populated areas. Modern military conflict more frequently is not just a fight to control villages or cities, but a variation on the timeless wish to control populations and the hearts of nations. The hardware and mass orientation of the levee en masse and industrial-age armies is being replaced by sophisticated terrorists, information warfare, and the politics of mass persuasion. These are reshaping the face of warfare. This book focuses on identifying the lessons of previous military operations--from combat to humanitarian operations--which will be useful to the U.S. military in the future in conducting operations in urban areas abroad and at home.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Why MOUT Now?
Michael C. Desch
2. Stalingad and Berlin: Fighting in Urban Terrain
Gerhard L. Weinberg
3. Military Operations in Urban Environments: The Case of Lebanon, 1982
Dov Tamari
4. Lessons of the War in Chechnya, 1994-96
Anatol Lieven
5. The Battles of Saigon and Hue: Tet 1968
James J. Wirtz
6. The Los Angeles Riots of 1992
James D. Delk
7. Low-Intensity Operations in Northern Ireland
David Pearson
8. Military Operations in an Urban Environment: Beirut, 1982-84
Bernard E. Trainor
9. Emerging Technologies and Military Operations in Urban Terrain
Gerald Yonas and Timothy Moy
10. Urban Operations: Social Meaning, the Urban Built Form, and Economic Function
Max Neiman
11. Urban Operations: Tactical Realities and Strategic Ambiguities
Barry R. Posen
12. About the Contributors
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