ISBN:
9780833029980
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0833032488
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0833029983
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9780833032485
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 102 pages)
Edition:
[S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
Parallel Title:
Print version Oliker, Olga Russia's Chechen wars 1994-2000
Keywords:
Urban warfare
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Urban warfare
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Electronic books
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HISTORY
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HISTORY ; Military ; Strategy
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Urban warfare
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Russia & Former Soviet Republics
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Regions & Countries - Europe
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History & Archaeology
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Russia (Federation) ; Chechni︠a︡
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Civil War (Chechni︠a︡
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History
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Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) History Civil War, 1994-
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Chechni︠a︡ (Russia)
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Electronic books
Abstract:
An examination of the difficulties faced by the Russian military in planning and carrying out urban operations in Chechnya. Russian and rebel military forces fought to control the Chechen city of Grozny in the winters of 1994-1995 and 1999-2000, as well as clashing in smaller towns and villages. The author examines both Russian and rebel tactics and operations in those battles, focusing on how and why the combatants' approaches changed over time. The study concludes that while the Russian military was able to significantly improve its ability to carry out a number of key tasks in the five-year interval between the wars, other important missions--particularly in the urban realm--were ignored, largely in the belief that the urban mission could be avoided. This conscious decision not to prepare for a most stressful battlefield met with devastating results, a lesson the United States would be well served to study
Abstract:
An examination of the difficulties faced by the Russian military in planning and carrying out urban operations in Chechnya. Russian and rebel military forces fought to control the Chechen city of Grozny in the winters of 1994-1995 and 1999-2000, as well as clashing in smaller towns and villages. The author examines both Russian and rebel tactics and operations in those battles, focusing on how and why the combatants' approaches changed over time. The study concludes that while the Russian military was able to significantly improve its ability to carry out a number of key tasks in the five-year interval between the wars, other important missions--particularly in the urban realm--were ignored, largely in the belief that the urban mission could be avoided. This conscious decision not to prepare for a most stressful battlefield met with devastating results, a lesson the United States would be well served to study
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