
Mars Unmasked: The Changing Face of Urban Operations
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This monograph is a case study analysis of three recent urban operations. The three cases examined—Panama in 1989, Somalia in 1992–1993, and Chechnya in 1994–1996—capture the range of political constraints that military forces must operate under in urban environments.
Table of Contents
Preface
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Case Studies
Chapter Three
Cross-Case Analysis
Chapter Four
Conclusions
Bibliography
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