02725cam a2200481 i 4500001001900000003000500019005001700024008004100041010001700082020001500099020003200114020001800146020003500164027001900199035002000218037002200238040001900260043001200279050002400291100002700315245008100342264003700423300003800460336002600498337002600524337002800550338003600578338002700614500002100641504005300662505008700715520092800802530005801730650005201788651005101840651005801891651005801949710002202007710006202029710006302091710002602154856006302180rnd000000000071150RAND20200811100925.0010919s2001    caub     b    000 0 eng d  a  2001041627  a0833029983  a0833032488 (electronic bk.)  a9780833029980  a9780833032485 (electronic bk.)  aRAND/MR-1289-A  a(Sirsi) a426643  c$20.00fpaperback  aCstmoRcCstmoR  ae-ru---00aDK511.C37bO44 20011 aOliker, Olga.eauthor.10aRussia's Chechen wars 1994-2000 :blessons from urban combat /cOlga Oliker. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c2001.  axxv, 102 pages :b2 maps ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"Arroyo Center."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 87-102).0 aIntroduction -- Grozny I: 1994-1995 -- Return to Grozny: 1999-2000 -- Conclusions.  aAn examination of the difficulties faced by the Russian military in planning and carrying out urban operations in Chechnya. Russian and rebel military forces fought to control the Chechen city of Grozny in the winters of 1994-1995 and 1999-2000, as well as clashing in smaller towns and villages. The author examines both Russian and rebel tactics and operations in those battles, focusing on how and why the combatants' approaches changed over time. The study concludes that while the Russian military was able to significantly improve its ability to carry out a number of key tasks in the five-year interval between the wars, other important missions--particularly in the urban realm--were ignored, largely in the belief that the urban mission could be avoided. This conscious decision not to prepare for a most stressful battlefield met with devastating results, a lesson the United States would be well served to study.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. 0aUrban warfarezRussia (Federation)zChechni͡a. 0aChechni͡a (Russia)xHistoryyCivil War, 1994- 0aChechni͡a (Russia)xHistory, Militaryy20th century. 0aRussia (Federation)xHistory, Militaryy20th century.2 aRand Corporation.2 aArroyo Center.bForce Development and Technology Program.2 aArroyo Center.bStrategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program.1 aUnited States.bArmy.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1289/