Mars unmasked : the changing face of urban operations /

This case study analysis of three recent urban operations is intended to update the lessons learned from prior military experience. The three cases examined--Panama in 1989, Somalia in 1992-1993, and Chechnya in 1994-1995--all occurred within the last ten years and capture the range of political con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edwards, Sean J. A., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, ©2000.
Temas:
Since 1989
Urban warfare.
Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993.
Guerre urbaine.
Opération Rendre l'espoir, 1992-1993.
Armed Forces > Operational readiness
Urban warfare
United States > Armed Forces > Operational readiness.
Panama > History > American Invasion, 1989.
Chechni͡a (Russia) > History > Civil War, 1994-
Panamá > Histoire > 1989 (Intervention américaine)
Panama
Russia (Federation) > Chechni͡a
United States
Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PREFACE
  • FIGURES
  • TABLES
  • SUMMARY
  • THE CHANGING FACE OF URBAN OPERATIONS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CASE STUDIES
  • SURGICAL MOUT: Somali Peace Operations (1992Ò1993)
  • Setting the Stage
  • Firefight of October 3Ò4
  • Dominant Factors
  • PRECISION MOUT: Operation Just Cause, Panama (1989)
  • Setting the Stage
  • The Assaults on Panama and the Aftermath
  • Dominant Factors
  • HIGH-INTENSITY MOUT: The War in Chechnya (1994Ò1996)
  • Setting the Stage
  • The First Battle for Grozny (December 1994ÒJanuary 1995)
  • Russian Strategy and Tactics.
  • Chechen Strategy and Tactics
  • The Rest of the Chechen War, Including the Second Battle for Grozny in August 1996
  • Dominant Factors
  • CROSS-CASE ANALYSIS
  • SUMMARY OF LESSONS BASED ON EARLIER MOUT
  • THE CHANGING FACE OF URBAN OPERATIONS
  • FACTORS UNDERGOING SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
  • Presence of Noncombatants
  • Rules of Engagement
  • Presence of the Media
  • PSYOP and Civil Affairs
  • Political-Military Strategy
  • IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT REMAIN FUNDAMENTALLY UNCHANGED
  • Situational Awareness and Intelligence
  • Airpower
  • Technology
  • Surprise.
  • Combined Arms (Infantry with Armor and Artillery)
  • Joint Operations
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • Books, Articles, Manuscripts, RAND Reports
  • Field Manuals, Official Government Documents.

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