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Dilemmas of Warfare in Densely Populated Civilian Areas

Military and Strategic Affairs, Volume 4, No. 2, September 2012

Moshe Tamir

This essay attempts to present operational perspectives on conducting warfare in densely populated areas. It also distinguishes between three types of combat within this general category, with the goal of shedding light on this complex type of warfare.

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