Lou Dimarco
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Biography
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College - History
Professor Military History at US Army Command and Staff College
Military
Louis
DiMarco
Kansas City, Missouri Area
Served in a variety of of command and staff positions, troop commander to battalion operations officer; division, corps and Joint staff positions.
10 Years teaching experience at the US Army Command and General Staff College. Subjects range from a variety of military history topics to urban warfare and general army doctrine and tactics.
See Website and below for published articles/monographs/books
Specialties: General Military History
Subject Matter Expert (SME) Army Military Government and Occupation Experiences
SME Urban Warfare
SME Counterinsurgency Warfare
SME Cavalry and Reconnaissance Operations
Experience
US Army Command and Staff College
Professor Military History
Lou worked at US Army Command and Staff College as a Professor Military History
US Army
LTC (retired)
Armor Officer
Education
Kansas State University
PhD
History
US Army Command and Staff College
MA
Military Art and Science
US Army Command and Staff College
Professor Military History
Salve Regina University
MA
International Relations
US Army
LTC (retired)
Armor Officer
Publications
Attacking the Heart and Guts: Urban Operations through the Ages
Combat Studies Instutue
Cities predate the modern nation-state by several millennia and have long been the focus of culture, politics, economics, religion, and all other aspects of endeavor that represent civilization. Because of their importance, cities have been the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies has been defending or attacking cities. Attacking defended cities has been one of the most difficult and potentially costly military operations. This was reflected in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War, which recognized the challenges of seizing cities and admonished its readers that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. This maxim has been passed to many modern armies that continue to want to avoid large-scale urban operations. Unfortunately, although strategists have advised against it and armies and generals have preferred not to, the nature of war has required armies to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well.
Attacking the Heart and Guts: Urban Operations through the Ages
Combat Studies Instutue
Cities predate the modern nation-state by several millennia and have long been the focus of culture, politics, economics, religion, and all other aspects of endeavor that represent civilization. Because of their importance, cities have been the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies has been defending or attacking cities. Attacking defended cities has been one of the most difficult and potentially costly military operations. This was reflected in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War, which recognized the challenges of seizing cities and admonished its readers that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. This maxim has been passed to many modern armies that continue to want to avoid large-scale urban operations. Unfortunately, although strategists have advised against it and armies and generals have preferred not to, the nature of war has required armies to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well.
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare from Stalingrad to Iraq
Osprey Press
Throughout history, cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city - a maxim that the Russian army should have heeded before it launched its operation to seize the Chechnyan city of Grozny. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the millennia, armies and generals have been forced nonetheless to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well. In Concrete Hell Louis DiMarco has provided a masterful study of the brutal realities of urban warfare, of what it means to seize and hold a city literally block by block. Such a study could not be more timely. We live in an increasingly urbanizing world, a military unprepared for urban operations is unprepared for tomorrow. Fighting in cities requires new skills, new weaponry and new tactics. But there is no better way to prepare than to look at the successes and failure of some of the most famous operations in modern military history including Stalingrad, Hue City and Ramadi.
Attacking the Heart and Guts: Urban Operations through the Ages
Combat Studies Instutue
Cities predate the modern nation-state by several millennia and have long been the focus of culture, politics, economics, religion, and all other aspects of endeavor that represent civilization. Because of their importance, cities have been the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies has been defending or attacking cities. Attacking defended cities has been one of the most difficult and potentially costly military operations. This was reflected in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War, which recognized the challenges of seizing cities and admonished its readers that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. This maxim has been passed to many modern armies that continue to want to avoid large-scale urban operations. Unfortunately, although strategists have advised against it and armies and generals have preferred not to, the nature of war has required armies to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well.
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare from Stalingrad to Iraq
Osprey Press
Throughout history, cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city - a maxim that the Russian army should have heeded before it launched its operation to seize the Chechnyan city of Grozny. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the millennia, armies and generals have been forced nonetheless to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well. In Concrete Hell Louis DiMarco has provided a masterful study of the brutal realities of urban warfare, of what it means to seize and hold a city literally block by block. Such a study could not be more timely. We live in an increasingly urbanizing world, a military unprepared for urban operations is unprepared for tomorrow. Fighting in cities requires new skills, new weaponry and new tactics. But there is no better way to prepare than to look at the successes and failure of some of the most famous operations in modern military history including Stalingrad, Hue City and Ramadi.
Traditions, Changes, and Challenges: Military Operations in the Middle Eastern City
Combat Studies Institute
The Middle East is one of the most urbanized regions of the world, and growth continues at an unprecedented rate. With operations ongoing in the Middle East today, it is fitting that this inaugural study should focus on mil¬itary aspects of the urban areas of that region. There is an undoubted need for US military planners to possess a solid foundation of military history, cultural awareness, and an understanding of the intricacies of city design and function in this critical region. Each conflict brings its own challenges and dynamics. The challenges of a Middle Eastern fight require decisive involvement in that region’s cities. The enemy is adaptive—we must be adaptive as well. This call to study and understand history and culture is the first step along that road
Attacking the Heart and Guts: Urban Operations through the Ages
Combat Studies Instutue
Cities predate the modern nation-state by several millennia and have long been the focus of culture, politics, economics, religion, and all other aspects of endeavor that represent civilization. Because of their importance, cities have been the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies has been defending or attacking cities. Attacking defended cities has been one of the most difficult and potentially costly military operations. This was reflected in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War, which recognized the challenges of seizing cities and admonished its readers that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. This maxim has been passed to many modern armies that continue to want to avoid large-scale urban operations. Unfortunately, although strategists have advised against it and armies and generals have preferred not to, the nature of war has required armies to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well.
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare from Stalingrad to Iraq
Osprey Press
Throughout history, cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city - a maxim that the Russian army should have heeded before it launched its operation to seize the Chechnyan city of Grozny. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the millennia, armies and generals have been forced nonetheless to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well. In Concrete Hell Louis DiMarco has provided a masterful study of the brutal realities of urban warfare, of what it means to seize and hold a city literally block by block. Such a study could not be more timely. We live in an increasingly urbanizing world, a military unprepared for urban operations is unprepared for tomorrow. Fighting in cities requires new skills, new weaponry and new tactics. But there is no better way to prepare than to look at the successes and failure of some of the most famous operations in modern military history including Stalingrad, Hue City and Ramadi.
Traditions, Changes, and Challenges: Military Operations in the Middle Eastern City
Combat Studies Institute
The Middle East is one of the most urbanized regions of the world, and growth continues at an unprecedented rate. With operations ongoing in the Middle East today, it is fitting that this inaugural study should focus on mil¬itary aspects of the urban areas of that region. There is an undoubted need for US military planners to possess a solid foundation of military history, cultural awareness, and an understanding of the intricacies of city design and function in this critical region. Each conflict brings its own challenges and dynamics. The challenges of a Middle Eastern fight require decisive involvement in that region’s cities. The enemy is adaptive—we must be adaptive as well. This call to study and understand history and culture is the first step along that road
War Horse: The History of the Military Horse and Rider
Westholme
For more than four thousand years, the horse and rider have been an integral part of warfare. Armed with weapons and accessories ranging from a simple javelin to the hand-held laser designator, the horse and rider have fought from the steppes of central Asia to the plains of North America. Understanding the employment of the military horse is key to understanding the successes and the limitations of military operations and campaigns throughout history.
Attacking the Heart and Guts: Urban Operations through the Ages
Combat Studies Instutue
Cities predate the modern nation-state by several millennia and have long been the focus of culture, politics, economics, religion, and all other aspects of endeavor that represent civilization. Because of their importance, cities have been the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies has been defending or attacking cities. Attacking defended cities has been one of the most difficult and potentially costly military operations. This was reflected in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War, which recognized the challenges of seizing cities and admonished its readers that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. This maxim has been passed to many modern armies that continue to want to avoid large-scale urban operations. Unfortunately, although strategists have advised against it and armies and generals have preferred not to, the nature of war has required armies to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well.
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare from Stalingrad to Iraq
Osprey Press
Throughout history, cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city - a maxim that the Russian army should have heeded before it launched its operation to seize the Chechnyan city of Grozny. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the millennia, armies and generals have been forced nonetheless to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well. In Concrete Hell Louis DiMarco has provided a masterful study of the brutal realities of urban warfare, of what it means to seize and hold a city literally block by block. Such a study could not be more timely. We live in an increasingly urbanizing world, a military unprepared for urban operations is unprepared for tomorrow. Fighting in cities requires new skills, new weaponry and new tactics. But there is no better way to prepare than to look at the successes and failure of some of the most famous operations in modern military history including Stalingrad, Hue City and Ramadi.
Traditions, Changes, and Challenges: Military Operations in the Middle Eastern City
Combat Studies Institute
The Middle East is one of the most urbanized regions of the world, and growth continues at an unprecedented rate. With operations ongoing in the Middle East today, it is fitting that this inaugural study should focus on mil¬itary aspects of the urban areas of that region. There is an undoubted need for US military planners to possess a solid foundation of military history, cultural awareness, and an understanding of the intricacies of city design and function in this critical region. Each conflict brings its own challenges and dynamics. The challenges of a Middle Eastern fight require decisive involvement in that region’s cities. The enemy is adaptive—we must be adaptive as well. This call to study and understand history and culture is the first step along that road
War Horse: The History of the Military Horse and Rider
Westholme
For more than four thousand years, the horse and rider have been an integral part of warfare. Armed with weapons and accessories ranging from a simple javelin to the hand-held laser designator, the horse and rider have fought from the steppes of central Asia to the plains of North America. Understanding the employment of the military horse is key to understanding the successes and the limitations of military operations and campaigns throughout history.
The Army Olympic Equestrian Teams
Self
The role of the US Army in US and international equestrian sports is historically both central and dominant. Nothing reflects this role better than the Army’s contribution to US Olympic equestrian sport. Through the 1948 Olympics, the US Army Equestrian Team was also the US Olympic team and represented the country in all the Olympic games until 1952. With the passing of the Cavalry, Army officers played a key role in the establishment of the civilian equestrian structure: the Unites States Equestrian Team (USET), which has since carried on the Army’s tradition of equestrian excellence. The Army’s role in Olympic equestrian competition is well known and greatly respected in the highest circles of US equestrian sport to this day. Unfortunately, this superb example of how the history of the Army continues to influence the nation is virtually unknown among today’s soldiers.
Attacking the Heart and Guts: Urban Operations through the Ages
Combat Studies Instutue
Cities predate the modern nation-state by several millennia and have long been the focus of culture, politics, economics, religion, and all other aspects of endeavor that represent civilization. Because of their importance, cities have been the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies has been defending or attacking cities. Attacking defended cities has been one of the most difficult and potentially costly military operations. This was reflected in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War, which recognized the challenges of seizing cities and admonished its readers that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. This maxim has been passed to many modern armies that continue to want to avoid large-scale urban operations. Unfortunately, although strategists have advised against it and armies and generals have preferred not to, the nature of war has required armies to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well.
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare from Stalingrad to Iraq
Osprey Press
Throughout history, cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city - a maxim that the Russian army should have heeded before it launched its operation to seize the Chechnyan city of Grozny. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the millennia, armies and generals have been forced nonetheless to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well. In Concrete Hell Louis DiMarco has provided a masterful study of the brutal realities of urban warfare, of what it means to seize and hold a city literally block by block. Such a study could not be more timely. We live in an increasingly urbanizing world, a military unprepared for urban operations is unprepared for tomorrow. Fighting in cities requires new skills, new weaponry and new tactics. But there is no better way to prepare than to look at the successes and failure of some of the most famous operations in modern military history including Stalingrad, Hue City and Ramadi.
Traditions, Changes, and Challenges: Military Operations in the Middle Eastern City
Combat Studies Institute
The Middle East is one of the most urbanized regions of the world, and growth continues at an unprecedented rate. With operations ongoing in the Middle East today, it is fitting that this inaugural study should focus on mil¬itary aspects of the urban areas of that region. There is an undoubted need for US military planners to possess a solid foundation of military history, cultural awareness, and an understanding of the intricacies of city design and function in this critical region. Each conflict brings its own challenges and dynamics. The challenges of a Middle Eastern fight require decisive involvement in that region’s cities. The enemy is adaptive—we must be adaptive as well. This call to study and understand history and culture is the first step along that road
War Horse: The History of the Military Horse and Rider
Westholme
For more than four thousand years, the horse and rider have been an integral part of warfare. Armed with weapons and accessories ranging from a simple javelin to the hand-held laser designator, the horse and rider have fought from the steppes of central Asia to the plains of North America. Understanding the employment of the military horse is key to understanding the successes and the limitations of military operations and campaigns throughout history.
The Army Olympic Equestrian Teams
Self
The role of the US Army in US and international equestrian sports is historically both central and dominant. Nothing reflects this role better than the Army’s contribution to US Olympic equestrian sport. Through the 1948 Olympics, the US Army Equestrian Team was also the US Olympic team and represented the country in all the Olympic games until 1952. With the passing of the Cavalry, Army officers played a key role in the establishment of the civilian equestrian structure: the Unites States Equestrian Team (USET), which has since carried on the Army’s tradition of equestrian excellence. The Army’s role in Olympic equestrian competition is well known and greatly respected in the highest circles of US equestrian sport to this day. Unfortunately, this superb example of how the history of the Army continues to influence the nation is virtually unknown among today’s soldiers.
The U.S. Army General Staff: Where is it in the 21st Century?
Small Wars Journal
A Myriad of problems plagued the U.S. army in the first few years of operations in Iraq. At the eleventh hour General Petraeus led a new counterinsurgency doctrine inspired “surge” campaign that may have saved the entire war effort. However, the question must be asked –why did the war effort of the most sophisticated army in the world come down to a final moment “Hail Mary” pass that was reliant on the genius of an individual commander for victory?
Attacking the Heart and Guts: Urban Operations through the Ages
Combat Studies Instutue
Cities predate the modern nation-state by several millennia and have long been the focus of culture, politics, economics, religion, and all other aspects of endeavor that represent civilization. Because of their importance, cities have been the dominant focus of military operations for most of human history, and a fundamental purpose of armies has been defending or attacking cities. Attacking defended cities has been one of the most difficult and potentially costly military operations. This was reflected in the ancient Chinese text, The Art of War, which recognized the challenges of seizing cities and admonished its readers that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city. This maxim has been passed to many modern armies that continue to want to avoid large-scale urban operations. Unfortunately, although strategists have advised against it and armies and generals have preferred not to, the nature of war has required armies to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well.
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare from Stalingrad to Iraq
Osprey Press
Throughout history, cities have been at the center of warfare, from sieges to street-fighting, from peace-keeping to coups de mains. Sun Tzu admonished his readers of The Art of War that the lowest realization of warfare was to attack a fortified city - a maxim that the Russian army should have heeded before it launched its operation to seize the Chechnyan city of Grozny. Indeed, although strategists have advised against it across the millennia, armies and generals have been forced nonetheless to attack and defend cities, and victory has required that they do it well. In Concrete Hell Louis DiMarco has provided a masterful study of the brutal realities of urban warfare, of what it means to seize and hold a city literally block by block. Such a study could not be more timely. We live in an increasingly urbanizing world, a military unprepared for urban operations is unprepared for tomorrow. Fighting in cities requires new skills, new weaponry and new tactics. But there is no better way to prepare than to look at the successes and failure of some of the most famous operations in modern military history including Stalingrad, Hue City and Ramadi.
Traditions, Changes, and Challenges: Military Operations in the Middle Eastern City
Combat Studies Institute
The Middle East is one of the most urbanized regions of the world, and growth continues at an unprecedented rate. With operations ongoing in the Middle East today, it is fitting that this inaugural study should focus on mil¬itary aspects of the urban areas of that region. There is an undoubted need for US military planners to possess a solid foundation of military history, cultural awareness, and an understanding of the intricacies of city design and function in this critical region. Each conflict brings its own challenges and dynamics. The challenges of a Middle Eastern fight require decisive involvement in that region’s cities. The enemy is adaptive—we must be adaptive as well. This call to study and understand history and culture is the first step along that road
War Horse: The History of the Military Horse and Rider
Westholme
For more than four thousand years, the horse and rider have been an integral part of warfare. Armed with weapons and accessories ranging from a simple javelin to the hand-held laser designator, the horse and rider have fought from the steppes of central Asia to the plains of North America. Understanding the employment of the military horse is key to understanding the successes and the limitations of military operations and campaigns throughout history.
The Army Olympic Equestrian Teams
Self
The role of the US Army in US and international equestrian sports is historically both central and dominant. Nothing reflects this role better than the Army’s contribution to US Olympic equestrian sport. Through the 1948 Olympics, the US Army Equestrian Team was also the US Olympic team and represented the country in all the Olympic games until 1952. With the passing of the Cavalry, Army officers played a key role in the establishment of the civilian equestrian structure: the Unites States Equestrian Team (USET), which has since carried on the Army’s tradition of equestrian excellence. The Army’s role in Olympic equestrian competition is well known and greatly respected in the highest circles of US equestrian sport to this day. Unfortunately, this superb example of how the history of the Army continues to influence the nation is virtually unknown among today’s soldiers.
The U.S. Army General Staff: Where is it in the 21st Century?
Small Wars Journal
A Myriad of problems plagued the U.S. army in the first few years of operations in Iraq. At the eleventh hour General Petraeus led a new counterinsurgency doctrine inspired “surge” campaign that may have saved the entire war effort. However, the question must be asked –why did the war effort of the most sophisticated army in the world come down to a final moment “Hail Mary” pass that was reliant on the genius of an individual commander for victory?
Anatomy of a Failed Occupation: The US Army in the Former Confederate States, 1865 to 1877
AUSA: The Land Warfare Papers
“Anatomy of a Failed Occupation: The U.S. Army in the Former Confederate States, 1865 to 1877” examines the factors that contributed to the failure of the United States to achieve its postwar strategic objectives in the occupied former Confederate states after the conclusion of the Civil War. Specifically, the paper focuses on why the U.S. Army was unable to successfully transform the political and social environment in the occupied states.
