Why did Napoleon succeed in 1805 but fail in 1812? Could the European half of World War II have been ended in 1944? These are only two of the many questions that form the subject-matter of this meticulously researched, lively 2004 book. Drawing on a very wide range of sources, van Creveld examines the specifics of war: namely, those formidable problems of movement and supply, transportation and administration, so often mentioned - but rarely explored - by the vast majority of books on military history. In doing so he casts his net far and wide, from Gustavus Adolphus to Rommel, from Marlborough to Patton, subjecting the operations of each to a thorough analysis from an unusual point of view. In this edition with a new introduction, van Creveld revisits his now-classic text, and comments in a new afterword on the role of logistics in high-tech, modern warfare.
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'Military buffs, even those who disagree with the author's conclusions, will find this an original and stimulating work.' Business Week
'I recommend this work for every professional army officer, but particularly those in the operational field who are used to moving units with the stroke of a grease pencil.' Major Michael D. Krause, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
'Impeccable scholarship and major new interpretations characterize this work destined to become a classic in military history.' Technology and Culture
'This slim volume, unique of its kind, not only iterates the value of the study of logistics to the understanding of any war, any campaign, or any battle, but presents significant historical reinterpretations and revisions on practically every page.' The American Historical Review
'… interesting … makes a major contribution to the knowledge of a little researched aspect of warfare … the time span covered by the book from the Marlborough campaign to Patton's advance is undoubtedly a tour de force.' Open History
'I recommend this work for every professional army officer, but particularly those in the operational field who are used to moving units with the stroke of a grease pencil.' Major Michael D. Krause, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
'Impeccable scholarship and major new interpretations characterize this work destined to become a classic in military history.' Technology and Culture
'This slim volume, unique of its kind, not only iterates the value of the study of logistics to the understanding of any war, any campaign, or any battle, but presents significant historical reinterpretations and revisions on practically every page.' The American Historical Review
'… interesting … makes a major contribution to the knowledge of a little researched aspect of warfare … the time span covered by the book from the Marlborough campaign to Patton's advance is undoubtedly a tour de force.' Open History
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A 2004 examination of the `nuts and bolts' of war, the vast problems of movement and supply, transportation and administration, from the seventeenth century to the Second World War, offering, in effect, a reinterpretation of modern military history.
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I never realized the importance of supplies in war and the difficulty in obtaining them. Not just food, ammunition, POL, and equipment, but the small over looked things that are critical.
The book touches on a wide range of topics and is a must for the student of military history. For example the author covers baking of bread for 17th+18th century armies, the effects of weather (freezing rivers), the use of trains (you can't just dump supplies off a train, you need a depot).
Its a little dry, but worth reading and inexpensive as well.
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Battles are fought by soldiers and armies. Armies have to, however, be supplied. Crevald covers the aspect of military supply as an important prerequisite of victory and thus gives additional insight into how and why some military leaders were victorious and others not. A readable book although background knowledge is needed.
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At first glance, the method of commenting and explaining the complex matter of military logistics trough a very limited number of specific examples (Wallenstein and Patton, but also Napoleon and Hitler's Russian Campaigns in beetween... and some others)may seem ineffective. Logistics are a matter wich has proven hard to grasp even to some great field commanders (Rommel, to say one) so it is difficult to study it through easy , almost textbook examples, using very limited mathemathics (if you passed primary school exams, you can tackle them). Yet this book does. It does not explain a general theory of logistics : it shows there' s not a general theory, only partial models useful in a special historical and technological situation. And it does not tell it to you through the marketing-style tables you'd expect, but through almost annedotic examples,fun to read and fun to ponder. Did you know almost all the bullets Napoleon's Army carried in the campaign to Wien remained unfired ? And that in the same campaign problems arised from shortage of bread... and from his Marshall's disobedience ? L' Empereur had ordered his front line cavalry squadrons to take supplies only from the (more or less willing) villages on one side of the road, to leave the other side for those coming behind. He was simply not obeyed, and this caused supplying havoc afterwards. And Hitler would perhaps not have attacked Russia, if he only attempted the simple calculations shown in this book, showing he simply had not enough fuel and trucks. Read it.
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Ein muss für Logistik-Interssierte
Für mich war "Supplying War" wieder eines der van Creveld-Bände, die man unbedingt in einem Rutsch durchlesen möchte. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. Januar 2005 veröffentlicht
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brilliant Book about a neglected field of history
This book is one of the few books about one of the most importend fields of history, which shows that not only pure power palys a role in history, also so ordinary things like... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. November 1999 veröffentlicht
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Essential reading for the commander!
Traditional books on military history provide only a superficial study of the role logistics played in history's most noted campaigns. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Oktober 1999 von Max Andrews (zgrowler@earthlink.net)
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You do not have to be a logistician to understand this book.
I was amazed at the "tail" pre-Napoleon armies had. The words "Supply & Transport" were almost on every other page in some form. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. September 1999 veröffentlicht
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Eye opening!
This book provides a hole new perspective for looking at the history of war, which provides answers to many of wars historic questions like, "why did he pass up such an... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 3. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
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Must reading for anyone truly interested in the mechanics of
Van Creveld at his usual High standard of excellence. A fine study in the effects of logistics on the mind of a commander. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Juli 1998 veröffentlicht
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