The 2003 Battle of Baghdad: A Case Study of Urban Battle during Large-Scale Combat Operations.

The article discusses the 2003 Battle of Baghdad which include a case study of Urban Battle during Large-Scale Combat Operations (LCSO). Topics include cities having the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies defending or attacking cities; and the U.S. Army anticipating LSCO against a peer adversary to seize or defend a major city to control its globally connected, dominant concentrations of power, people, and resources.