About the Ground Combat Database

Ground Combat Database - Version 1 (or the GCD-V1) is a copyrighted Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing a coded large-n dataset of nearly 600 cases of ground combat: 20 from World War II, 25 from the period between WWII and 2003, 423 from 2003-2022, and 125 modern cases analyzed but not coded for various reasons (e.g., inadequate evidence). The database also contains a detailed methodology sheet, data sheets, and code definitions.

GCD-V1 is intended to be used by historians, national security researchers, and military professionals to improve our collective understanding of warfare. Contact Ben Connable, PhD, for further information on the database: ben@benconnable.com