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Training Ukrainians in Urban Warfare
How does Ukraine’s military balance the need to train its forces and fight in a major land war at the same time? In short,...
Creating a Unit Optimized for Urban Warfare
In this episode, John Spencer is joined by Stuart Lyle. The urban operations lead for the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, he describes...
Protecting Civilians in Urban Warfare
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year, a series of battles have taken place for control of cities—Kherson, Mariupol, Kharkiv, and many more. Each...
Defending Mariupol
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, one of its first targets was the city of Mariupol. Despite being outnumbered by—and less well equipped...
Tanks in the Urban Battle of Suez City
In this episode, the second in a two-part series, John Spencer continues his conversation with retired Brig. Gen. Yom Tov Tamir. In the previous...
Israeli Armor in the Yom Kippur War
In this episode, the first in a two-part series, John Spencer is joined by retired Maj. Gen. Yom Tov Tamir. He served a long...