Forests of Steel: Modern City Combat From the War in Vietnam to the Battle for Iraq

It is estimated that by 2010 A.D., seventy-five percent of the world's population will live in urban areas. Tomorrows conflicts, therefore, will be waged in cities and urban combat in a deadly forest of steel will decide the fate of millions. This book tells the story of urban warfare from the Vietnam War to today and offers valuable insights to the conduct of war. Forests of Steel is a book that every professional warfighter, politician, and concerned citizen should read. Thirteen accomplished Soldiers and historians, ranking from major to general, transport you to the front lines of battle in the city fights of the past 40 years. What these authors have to offer, and the lessons learned contained in these pages, will teach today s military leaders as well as inform any history or military enthusiast.