Maj. John W. Spencer, U.S. Army retired
Maj. John W. Spencer, U.S. Army retired
Maj. John Spencer, U.S. Army retired, is chair of urban warfare studies with the Modern War Institute at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and co-director of its Urban Warfare Project, an initiative to study the character of war in cities. He previously served as a fellow with the chief of staff of the Army’s Strategic Studies Group. He served 24 years as an infantry soldier, which included two combat tours in Iraq.