Avoid cities or die within"" has been the prevailing attitude in the military when it comes to waging war in urban areas. So why do armies continue to fight the

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Few lessons are as prevalent in military history as is the adage that tanks don't perform well in cities. The notion of deliberately committing tanks to urban c

The most dangerous arms in the world are those of horse and lance, because there is no means of stopping them, wrote a 15th-century commander, Jean de Bueil. Fr