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Storming the City: U.S. Military Performance in Urban Warfare from World War II to Vietnam (American Military Studies)
Alec Wahlman
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Description for Storming the City: U.S. Military Performance in Urban Warfare from World War II to Vietnam (American Military Studies)
Hardcover. Analyses the performance of the US Army and US Marine Corps in urban combat in four major urban battles of the mid-twentieth century (Aachen 1944, Manila 1945, Seoul 1950, and Hue 1968). Alec Wahlman assesses each battle using a similar framework of capability categories. Separate chapters address urban warfare in American military thought. Series: American Military Studies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBWQ; HBWS2; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
In an increasingly urbanized world, urban terrain has become a greater factor in military operations. Simultaneously, advances in military technology have given military forces sharply increased capabilities. The conflict comes from how urban terrain can negate or degrade many of those increased capabilities. What happens when advanced weapons are used in a close-range urban fight with an abundance of cover?
Storming the City explores these issues by analyzing the performance of the US Army and US Marine Corps in urban combat in four major urban battles of the mid-twentieth century (Aachen 1944, Manila 1945, Seoul 1950, and Hue 1968). ... Read more
In an increasingly urbanized world, urban terrain has become a greater factor in military operations. Simultaneously, advances in military technology have given military forces sharply increased capabilities. The conflict comes from how urban terrain can negate or degrade many of those increased capabilities. What happens when advanced weapons are used in a close-range urban fight with an abundance of cover?
Storming the City explores these issues by analyzing the performance of the US Army and US Marine Corps in urban combat in four major urban battles of the mid-twentieth century (Aachen 1944, Manila 1945, Seoul 1950, and Hue 1968). ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
Series
American Military Studies
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Denton, United States
ISBN
9781574416190
SKU
V9781574416190
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About Alec Wahlman
Alec Wahlman has been an analyst for fourteen years at the Institute for Defense Analyses, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center that works primarily with the Department of Defense. He earned his PhD in military history from the University of Leeds (UK) and lives in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
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