Urban Operations Plus Marine Operations on Urbanized Terrain

A great value! Two military manuals combine into one book. If you purchase both books separate you will pay more. Urban Operations: This manual provides the analytical tools for evaluating an urban operation to determine if the operation is necessary for overall mission success. It also provides the means to understanding and determining the impacts of the urban environment on military operations and provides information on managing, taking advantage of, and mitigating the effects of those impacts as appropriate. Contents: The Urban Outlook; Understanding the Urban Environment; Understanding the Urban Threat; Understanding the Urban Environment's Effects on War-fighting Functions and Tactics; Contemplating Urban Operations; Foundations for Urban Operations; Urban Offensive Operations; Urban Defensive Operations; Urban Stability and Civil Support Operations; Urban Sustainment; Appendix: Siege of Beirut: An Illustration of the Fundamentals of Urban Operations; An Urban Focus to the Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield; Operations in Somalia: Applying the Urban Operational Framework to Stability Operations; Joint and Multinational Urban Operations Marine Operations on Urbanized Terrain: Throughout history, military planners have viewed cities as centers of gravity. As such, in war, cities are something to be either protected or taken away, depending upon one's perspective: Chapter 1. Modern Urban Warfare. 2. Offense Operations. 3. Defensive Operations. 4. Combat Support. 5. Logistics and Combat Service Support. 6. Noncombatant Considerations in Urban Operations. 7. The Urban Environment and Restrictions to Operations Others Chapters covered: A. Organization for Urban Combat and Fundamental Combat Skills B. Employment and Effects of Weapons C. Attacking and Clearing Buildings D. Fighting Positions E. Subterranean Operations F. Obstacles, Mines, and Demolitions G. Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Considerations H. MOUT Under Limited-Visibility.