Corralling the Trojan Horse
A Proposal for Improving U.S. Urban Operations Preparedness in the Period 2000-2025
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This study presents an alternative to continued reliance on close combat urban operations paradigms that require a commitment of large numbers of soldiers to urban actions. It has six mutually reinforcing, largely simultaneous components: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance enhancements; denial of access; nodal operations; noncombatant control; selective dominance; and post-conflict sustainment.
Table of Contents
Preface
Summary
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Chapter One
Introduction and Background
Chapter Two
The Road Forward
Chapter Three
Steps on a Path Toward Strategic Success
Chapter Four
Conclusion: Potholes and Better Construction
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