Brutal Catalyst

What Ukraine's Cities Tell Us About Recovery From War

Russell W Glenn

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Keypoint Press
08 October 2024

European history; Genocide & ethnic cleansing; War crimes

War is inflicting terrible suffering on the cities in which Ukrainians live, love, work, and raise families. Wartime destruction, injuries, and death have too little diminished despite improvements in weapons technology. By examining the cases of Tokyo, Nagasaki, Berlin, Manila, and Sarajevo and three representative Ukrainian cities-Kharkiv, Kherson, and Mariupol-Brutal Catalyst offers invaluable approaches to urban recovery and transformation. Glenn's broad grasp of essential considerations incorporates international cooperation, demands on leadership and management, effective donor approaches, housing, health care, unexploded ordnance disposal, collaboration with the enemy, corruption, ethnic conflict, and education, these among others. Field experts conclude:

""This compelling study of urban populations devastated by military force...is an essential starting point for anyone hoping to bring such cities back to life.""

-Lieutenant General J.J. Frewen AO DSC (Australian Army, retired)

""This important new work is indispensable reading for governmental and private donors who provide the lifeblood funding that supports international urban recovery efforts.""

-Dr. Robert J. Bunker

""At last, compelling proof that lessons from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine go well beyond the tactical and military. Russell Glenn's compelling and hyper-relevant examples clearly signpost the way ahead for Ukraine's urban recovery.... This book deserves, and needs, to be widely read.""

-Ben Baker MBE (former British Foreign Office Urban Conflict and Security Advisor)

""This seminal work captures innumerable lessons learned from recent history. It is now and will continue to be biblically indispensable for Ukrainian and all civil authorities.... Another magnificent and invaluable achievement from one of the most distinguished scholars in the areas of warfare and recovery from it.""

-Daniel T. Miltenberger, co-author of Guide to IGOs, NGOs, and the Military in Peace and Relief Operations

Learn more at: https: //www.ukrainecities.com

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By: Russell W Glenn
Imprint: Keypoint Press
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9798990915855
Pages: 532
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Russell W. Glenn spent sixteen years in the think tank community before joining the faculty of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, the Australian National University in Canberra, this after over twenty-five years service with the US Army. He and his wife, Dee, now live in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Reviews for Brutal Catalyst: What Ukraine's Cities Tell Us About Recovery From War

""Meticulously researched and brilliantly written...an invaluable achievement from one of the most distinguished scholars in the areas of warfare and recovery."" - Lieutenant Colonel Daniel T. Miltenberger (US Army, retired) co-author, Guide to IGOs, NGOs, and the Military in Peace and Relief Operations ""...an essential read for those seeking to learn how to plan and implement urban recovery efforts."" -- Dr. John P. Sullivan, Research Fellow, Arizona State University Future Security Initiative; Instructor, Safe Communities Institute, University of Southern California ""Russ Glenn's examination of the impact of war on Ukraine's cities is exactly what future post-conflict planners will need."" - Lieutenant General Sean MacFarland (US Army, retired), former Deputy Commanding General of US Forces in Afghanistan ""Brutal Catalyst promotes understanding of what recovery will be like...Ukraine's cities will recover, but the road ahead will be long and hard."" - Colonel Gregory Fontenot (US Army, retired), Commander, 1st Brigade, 1st (US) Armored Division in Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1995-1996 ""...indispensable reading to support international urban recovery efforts."" -Dr. Robert J. Bunker, Director of Research and Analysis, C/O Futures, LLC and past Minerva Chair, US Army War College ""Glenn's insights clearly signpost the nature of urban recovery from this war and other conflicts yet to come."" -Lieutenant Colonel Ben Baker MBE (British Army, retired), former British Foreign Office Urban Conflict and Security Advisor ""An expert in how wars are waged and the destructive impact of conflict in urban areas, Dr. Glenn's historically informed analysis is a must-read."" -Dr. Rhys Crawley, University of New South Wales Canberra, author of the Official History of Australian Operations in Afghanistan, 2005-10 ""...a well-researched and historically contextualized study of war-torn Ukrainian urban spaces."" -Dr. Howard G. Coombs, Director of the Queen's University Centre for International and Defence Policy, Kingston, Ontario, Canada ""...an essential starting point for anyone hoping to bring such cities back to life."" -Lieutenant General J.J. Frewen AO DSC (Australian Army, retired) ""Russell Glenn's book captures the idea that we know how to [rebuild]...and why we must close out the war in Ukraine properly to avoid recurrence."" -Major General Paul D. Eaton (US Army, retired) ""Dr. Glenn's book is valuable to both military and civilian professionals."" -Major General Anthony Funkhouser (US Army, retired), former Commander, Afghanistan Engineer District-South, 2010-2011