Tunnel Rats Version 2.0: Fighting and Winning Future War in a Subterranean Environment

By Brian T Spillane

This thesis written by a master's candidate at the Marine Corps University in 2017 provides timely insight into how the US military is thinking about tunnel warfare similar to what the Israel Defense Force (IDF) faces in Gaza.

From the author's abstract:

Subterranean operations have long been utilized in warfare and are increasingly prevalent in modern conflicts, as technology proliferation has forced adversaries of the United States underground. However, the United States military currently has no focus, limited doctrine or techniques, tactics, and procedures, scant training, and almost no equipment or technological capabilities to enable its forces to thrive against an enemy in this type of complex operating environment. In future war, the United States needs the forces, training, equipment and capabilities to detect and destroy subterranean threats efficiently and rapidly, and force the enemy back above ground to an environment where the United States has distinct advantages and can dictate the outcome in combat.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1934840769
• ISBN13: 9781934840764
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: Nimble Books
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"