"People make the city," executive summary : joint urban operations observations and insights from Afghanistan and Iraq / Russell W. Glenn [et al.]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glenn, Russell W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban warfare.

Street fighting (Military science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 62 pages)

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2007.

Summary:

Today's strategic environment implies an obligation to preserve innocent life when possible and to rebuild that which war destroys. Urban areas are the keys to nations; people make nations just as, as Thucydides wrote, men make cities. This study aimed to reveal lessons that will better enable military and civilian alike to meet national policy objectives by more effectively conducting urban combat and restoration.

Contents:

Introduction Three overarching synthesis observations Observations and Insights: Understand Observations and insights: Shape Observations and insights: Engage Observations and insights: Consolidate Observations and insights: Transition Tactical observations and insights: selected offerings The street ahead: how the past should influence preparations for the future