Sustainment in Urban Operations

• Urban Combat Service Support Operations: The Shoulders of Atlas, by Russell Glenn, Steven Hartman and Scott Gerwehr

• “Soft Log and Concrete Canyons: Russian Urban Combat Logistics in Grozny,” by Mr. Lester W. Grau and Timothy L. Thomas, Marine Corps Gazette, October 1999

Civilians in the Urban Battlespace

• Medical and Humanitarian Challenges in Urban Operations, by John P. Sullivan

• “Reducing Civilian Harm in Urban Warfare: A Commander’s Handbook,” by the International Commission of the Red Cross

• “International Humanitarian Law in Urban Warfare,” with Dr. Abby Zeith and Dr. Ruben Stewart of the ICRC, The Voices of War podcast series  

Intelligence Preparation of the Urban Environment

• Street Smart: Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield for Urban Operations by Jamison Jo Medby and Russell W. Glenn

• TC 2-91.4 Intelligence Support to Urban Operations

• ATP 2-01.3 Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield – Chapter 7, Section II, pages 7-19 – 7-33, Urban Environments

• Intelligence Support to Dense Urban Areas, by the MI Professional Bulletin, July-September 2016

• Urban Terrain Building Types, Second Edition, Public Releasable Version, by Richard Ellefsen and David Fordyce

• Applying the Degree of Urbanization: A Methodical Manual to Define Cities, Towns and Rural Areas for International Comparisons, by Eurostat

• Blood and Concrete: 21st Century Conflict in Urban Centers and Megacities, A Small Wars Journal Anthology, by Dave Dilegge, Robert J. Bunker, John P. Sullivan and Alma Keshavarz (editors). Chapter 16 Intelligence Challenges in Urban Operations, by James Howcroft

• “Assessing Urban Terrain Features for Dense Urban Environments,” by Dr. John Sullivan

Medical Support in Urban Operations

• B-GL-322-007-FP/001 Unique Operations – Urban, Chapter 10, Annex B, pages 285-296, Canadian Armed Forces doctrinal publication

• The Battle for Hue: Casualty and Disease Rates during Urban Warfare, by C.G. Blood and M.E. Anderson

• “Capital Preservation: Preparing for Urban Operations in the Twenty-First Century Proceedings of the RAND Arroyo-TRADOC-MCWL-OSD Urban Operations Conference, March 22-23, 2000,” Appendix O, “The Urban Area During Support Missions Case Study: Mogadishu, Medical Support,” pages 453-539. 

• Medical and Humanitarian Challenges in Urban Operations, by John P. Sullivan. 

Armor Support in Urban Operations

• Breaking the Mold: Tanks in the Cities, by Kendall D. Gott, 2006

• Armor Magazine, March-April 2006 (3 articles) “Armor in Urban Terrain: The Critical Enabler,” and “Task Force Iron Dukes Campaign for Najaf,” and “Sadr City: The Armor Pure Assault in Urban Terrain” 

• Blood and Concrete: 21st Century Conflict in Urban Centers and Megacities, A Small Wars Journal Anthology, by Dave Dilegge, Robert J. Bunker, John P. Sullivan and Alma Keshavarz (editors)

• Urban Combat: Is the Mounted Force Prepared to Contribute? by Major Scott Kendrick

• Players or Spectators?  Heavy Force Doctrine for MOUT, by Major John R. Kennedy

• Colossus on Main Street: Tactical Considerations of Heavy Armor and Future MOUT Doctrin, by Major Curtis A. Lapham

• “Primer: AFV Situational Awareness,” by Jon Hawkes

Artillery Support in Urban Operations

• Artillery in Urban Operations: Reflections on Experiences in Chechnya, by Major Richard D. Wallwork

• Cannon Artillery in Future Large Scale Urban Combat – United States Field Artillery Association

• Artillery Support in Urban Operations, by Captain Kevin Johnson, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery

• Glass Cannons from Grozny to Mariupol, by Alexander Grinberg, Modern War Institute 

Aviation and Helicopters in Urban Operations

• “Aviation and the Megacity,” pages 14-18, by Major Matthew G. Easley, Aviation Digest, January-March 2020

• Attack Helicopter Operations in Urban Terrain, by Major Timothy A. Jones

Reconnaissance in Urban Operations

• Honing the Keys to the City: Refining the United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Force for Urban Ground Combat Operations, by Russell W. Glenn, Jamison Jo Medby, Scott Gerwehr, Frederick J. Gellert, Andrew O’Donnell, The RAND Corporation

• TC 90-5 Training for Reconnaissance Troop and Below in Urban Operations

Information Operations and/or the Media in Urban Operations

• Intermediate: “The Marawi crisis – Urban Conflict and Information Operations” by Charles Knight and Katya Theodorakis

• Intermediate: Marawi and Beyond, The Joint Task Force Marawi Story – Truth Conquers, Armed Forces of the Philippines Operations Research Center

• Advanced: The Realities of War: Recognising and Planning for the Decisive Role of Media on the Urban Battlefield, by Charles Knight and Ji Li, International Society for Military Ethics in Europe Occasional Paper

Megacities (Cities with >10 Million inhabitants)

• Megacities and the United States Army: Preparing for a complex and uncertain future. CSA SSG

• So You Think the Army Can Avoid Fighting in Megacities, by John Spencer and John Amble

• What an Army Megacities Unit Would Look Like, by John Spencer

• Military Operations in Megacities: A Linguistic Perspective, by Jeff R. Watson

• Future Megacity Operations – Lessons from Sadr City, by Major Christopher O. Bowers, U.S. Army, Military Review, May-June 2015

• Regionally Aligned Forces and Megacities, by Major John D. Thomason II

• Military Contingencies in Megacities and Sub-Megacities, by Dr. Phil Williams and Mr. Werner Selle, United States Army War College Press

• “Aviation and the Megacity,” pages 14-18, by Major Matthew G. Easley, Aviation Digest, January-March 2020

• Megacities and the US Army. William Adamson

• Blood and Concrete: 21st Century Conflict in Urban Centers and Megacities, A Small Wars Journal Anthology, by Dave Dilegge, Robert J. Bunker, John P. Sullivan and Alma Keshavarz (editors). Recommended chapters to read:

  • Foreword by John Spencer

  • Chapter 16 Intelligence Challenges in Urban Operations, by James Howcroft

  • Chapter 17 Employing Armor Against the Islamic State: The Inevitable Urban Combined Arms Fight, by Dennis A. Lowe

  • Postscript by Rita Konaev