000 02725cam a2200481 i 4500
001 rnd000000000071150
003 RAND
005 20200811100925.0
008 010919s2001 caub b 000 0 eng d
010 _a 2001041627
020 _a0833029983
020 _a0833032488 (electronic bk.)
020 _a9780833029980
020 _a9780833032485 (electronic bk.)
027 _aRAND/MR-1289-A
035 _a(Sirsi) a426643
037 _c$20.00
_fpaperback
040 _aCstmoR
_cCstmoR
043 _ae-ru---
050 0 0 _aDK511.C37
_bO44 2001
100 1 _aOliker, Olga.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aRussia's Chechen wars 1994-2000 :
_blessons from urban combat /
_cOlga Oliker.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c2001.
300 _axxv, 102 pages :
_b2 maps ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Arroyo Center."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 87-102).
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Grozny I: 1994-1995 -- Return to Grozny: 1999-2000 -- Conclusions.
520 _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.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
650 0 _aUrban warfare
_zRussia (Federation)
_zChechni͡a.
651 0 _aChechni͡a (Russia)
_xHistory
_yCivil War, 1994-
651 0 _aChechni͡a (Russia)
_xHistory, Military
_y20th century.
651 0 _aRussia (Federation)
_xHistory, Military
_y20th century.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 2 _aArroyo Center.
_bForce Development and Technology Program.
710 2 _aArroyo Center.
_bStrategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bArmy.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1289/
999 _c599690
_d599690