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Martin Van Creveld - Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton - 9780521837446 - V9780521837446
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Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton

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Description for Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton Hardback. A second edition of this classic work, commenting on the role of logistics in warfare. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 65.
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 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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521837446
SKU
V9780521837446
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Ref
99-1

About Martin Van Creveld
Martin van Creveld is a Professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University, Jersualem. His previous books include The Rise and Decline of the State (Cambridge, 1999), The Sword and the Olive: A Critical History of the Israeli Defense Force (2002), Air Power and Manoeuvre Warfare (2002) and Transformation of War (1991).

Reviews for Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton
'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 ... Read more

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