"Each military leader who ever had to take or defend a city was proud of that achievement. Such a task is much harder than defeating the enemy in an open field. The streets are narrow, visibility is limited, controls of your forces is difficult. These are only a few of the problems faced in city fighting.
The art of war within a city evolved along with the changes made to cities over the centuries. For many years, the assault of a city was like an assault on a fortress, so similar were their fortifications. Later, cities grew into large stone labyrinths. Even later came concrete, underground structures, and large houses. Every time the cities changed, war in the city changed with them.
Walls of Izmail
In the 17th century, in the modern Odessa oblast, on the shores of the Danube, stood the Turkish fortress of Izmail: a large and powerful defensive structure built with help from French engineers, meeting all standards of the art of fortress building of the era. Its walls housed a garrison of over 35,000 men…"
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Amicalement
Armand
paints up some WWII Soviet aircraft.
