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Urban battle command in the 21st century / Russell W. Glenn, Gina Kingston.

Title
Urban battle command in the 21st century / Russell W. Glenn, Gina Kingston.
Author
Glenn, Russell W.
Publication
Santa Monica, Calif. Rand, 2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Kingston, Gina.
  • Rand Corporation.
  • Arroyo Center
  • United States. Army
Description
xxi, 114 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
Describes the operational challenges posed by the urban environment and proposes several recommendations to surmount them.
Alternative Title
Urban battle command in the twenty-first century
Subject
  • United States. Task Force Ranger > History
  • Urban warfare
  • Command and control systems > United States
  • Military doctrine > United States
  • Operation Restore Hope, 1992-1993
  • Mogadishu (Somalia) > History, Military > 20th century
Genre/Form
  • Computer network resources.
  • History
  • Military history
Note
  • "MG-181."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via the Internet.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Preface Figures Summary Acknowledgments Glossary -- Setting the stage: The Urban battle command environment -- Mogadishu, October 3-4, 1993: a tactical leadership vignette -- Mogadishu, October 3-4, 1993: an operational level command vignette -- A Call for moving urban command and control doctrine into the twenty-first century -- Introduction -- Flaws in the foundation: shortcomings in doctrine -- Battle command and the challenges of the urban environment -- Command -- Control -- ISR -- Communications -- Concluding observations -- Challenges and recommendations -- Command and leadership during urban operations -- The Operational level of war -- The Tactical level of war -- Control during urban operations -- ISR during urban operations -- Communications during urban operations Conclusion -- Bibliography.
ISBN
0833037420 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2004030161
OCLC
57319615
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library