Books & More: Urban Combat

Few war zones are more dangerous than the city: densely built, many houses or ruins, streets and narrow alleys. In addition, people: those who fight, others who do not want to fight, and then those who hide among/behind/among those who do not fight, but are insurgents themselves. The city remains a difficult operational field and it becomes more important, as the city is the most important form of human coexistence. Louis A. DiMarco, former Lieutenant Colonel of the US Army and co-author of essential Field Manuals (e.g., he worked on FM 3-06 Urban Operations), examines the concrete hell that devours people: "Concrete Hell" is a case study book that analyzes "Urban Warfare from Stalingrad to Iraq", thus consistently using modern examples. From conventional warfare to counterinsurgency, it includes everything that has been fought in cities in the past 60 years. From Aachen to Jenin, from Grozny to Ramadi, the author takes the reader and concludes that the fight in and around the city is the central challenge of the 21st century.

“Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq (General Military)“ by Louis A. DiMarco, Osprey Publishing, 2012, 232 pages. The book is available in bookstores or on Amazon for Euro 19.10. The ebook edition for Kindle “Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq (General Military)“ is already available for Euro 7.10.