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The 2008 Battle of Sadr City

Reimagining Urban Combat

By: David E. Johnson,M. Wade Markel,Brian Shannon

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The 2008 Battle of Sadr City

Reimagining Urban Combat

By: David E. Johnson,M. Wade Markel,Brian Shannon

In 2008, U.S. and Iraqi forces defeated an uprising in Sadr City, a district of Baghdad with ~2.4 million residents. Coalition forces’ success in this battle helped consolidate the Government of Iraq’s authority, contributing significantly to the attainment of contemporary U.S. operational objectives in Iraq. U.S. forces’ conduct of the battle illustrates a new paradigm for urban combat and indicates capabilities the Army will need in the future.

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165

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Rand Corporation

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0833084194

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9780833084194

The Military Revolution and Political Change

Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe

By: Brian Downing

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The Military Revolution and Political Change

Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe

By: Brian Downing

To examine the long-run origins of democracy and dictatorship, Brian Downing focuses on the importance of medieval political configurations and of military modernization in the early modern period. He maintains that in late medieval times an array of constitutional arrangements distinguished Western Europe from other parts of the world and predisposed it toward liberal democracy. He then looks at how medieval constitutionalism was affected by the "military revolution" of the early modern era--the shift from small, decentralized feudal levies to large standing armies. Downing won the American Political Science Association's Gabriel Almond Award for the dissertation on which this book was based.

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Princeton University Press

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0691222185

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9780691222189

Book's by Brian and Gina Downing

The 2008 Battle of Sadr City

The 2008 Battle of Sadr City

The Military Revolution and Political Change

The Military Revolution and Political Change

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