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Breaking the Mold - Tanks in the Cities (Paperback)
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Few lessons are as prevalent in military history as is the adage
that tanks don't perform well in cities. The notion of deliberately
committing tanks to urban combat is anathema to most. In Breaking
the Mold: Tanks in the Cities, Mr. Ken Gott disproves that notion
with a timely series of five case studies from World War II to the
present war in Iraq. This is not a parochial or triumphant study.
These cases demonstrate that tanks must do more than merely
"arrive" on the battlefield to be successful in urban combat. From
Aachen in 1944 to Fallujah in 2004, the absolute need for
specialized training and the use of combined arms at the lowest
tactical levels are two of the most salient lessons that emerge
from this study. When properly employed, well-trained and
well-supported units led by tanks are decisive in urban combat. The
reverse is also true. Chechen rebels taught the Russian army and
the world a brutal lesson in Grozny about what happens when armored
units are poorly led, poorly trained, and cavalierly employed in a
city. The case studies in this monograph are high-intensity battles
in conflicts ranging from limited interventions to major combat
operations. It would be wrong to use them to argue for the use of
tanks in every urban situation. As the intensity of the operation
decreases, the second and third order effects of using tanks in
cities can begin to outweigh their utility. The damage to
infrastructure caused by their sheer weight and size is just one
example of what can make tanks unsuitable for every mission. Even
during peace operations, however, the ability to employ tanks and
other heavy armored vehicles quickly can be crucial. A study on the
utility of tanks in peace operations is warranted, and planned.
Breaking the Mold provides an up-to-date analysis of the utility of
tanks and heavy armored forces in urban combat. If the recent past
is a guide, the US Army will increasingly conduct combat operations
in urban terrain, and it will therefore be necessary to understand
what it takes to employ tanks to achieve success in that
battlefield environment.
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Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
February 2012 |
First published: |
February 2012 |
Authors: |
Kendall D. Gott
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
146 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4700-9338-9 |
Categories: |
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Social sciences >
Politics & government >
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LSN: |
1-4700-9338-3 |
Barcode: |
9781470093389 |
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