“Brutal Catalyst: What Ukraine’s Cities Tell Us About Recovery From War” Book Review

🎉 Thrilled to share that "Brutal Catalyst: What Ukraine's Cities Tell Us About Recovery From War" by Dr. Russ Glenn has received an outstanding review in the Small Wars Journal!

The review highlights how the book "provides a strategic framework for Ukraine's redevelopment" through Dr. Glenn's comparative analysis of Ukraine's wartime urban challenges alongside historical postwar reconstruction in Tokyo, Nagasaki, Berlin, Manila, and Sarajevo.

The Small Wars Journal review emphasizes that this work goes far beyond physical reconstruction, noting that "recovery goes beyond reconstructing cities and infrastructure" and requires addressing social cohesion, governance, and international cooperation.

📖 The reviewer calls it "a consequential guide for international relations and urban recovery" that's relevant for scholars, policymakers, urban researchers, and historians alike.

We're proud to have published this important work that contributes to our understanding of modern warfare's impact on civilian populations and urban infrastructure.

Read the full review and discover why this book is being recognized as a vital contribution to contemporary war studies:
https://lnkd.in/guqVXUaW

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Dr. Russell W. Glenn

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

https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellwglenn/
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