Beneath the Streets

January 22, 2021 00:44:07
Beneath the Streets
Urban Warfare Project
Beneath the Streets

Jan 22 2021 | 00:44:07

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Show Notes

Why are subterranean environments so uniquely challenging for military forces? And why is underground warfare occurring increasingly frequently? Dr. Daphne Richemond-Barak—author of the book Underground Warfare and creator of the International Working Group on Subterranean Warfare—joins this episode to discuss these and other questions about the subterranean dimension of urban warfare.

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