Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton Van Creveld, Martin 1946- creator author. text bibliography enk 1980 1977 1st pbk. ed. monographic eng

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viii, 284 p : maps ; 22 cm 1. The background of two centuries -- The tyranny of plunder -- Rise of the magazine system -- The age of linear warfare -- 'An umbilical cord of supply'? -- 2. "An army marches on its stomach!' -- The end of siege warfare -- Boulogne to Austerlitz -- Many roads to Moscow -- 3. When demigods rode rails -- Supply from Napoleon to Moltke -- A joker in the pack -- Railways againt [sic] France -- Logistics of the armed horde -- Did wheels roll for victory? -- 4. The wheel that broke -- State of the art -- Logistics of the Schlieffen plan -- The plan modified -- Logistics during the campaign of the Marne -- State of the railroads -- Strength and reinforcement of the right wing -- 5. Russian roulette -- Problems of the semi-motorized army -- Planning for 'Barbarossa' -- Leningrad and the Dnieper -- 'Storm to the gates of Moscow'? -- 6. Sirte to Alamein -- Desert complications -- Rommel's first offensive -- 1942: Annus Mirabilis -- Supply and operations in Africa -- 7. War of the accountants -- The pitfalls of planning -- Normandy to the Seine -- 'Broad front' or 'knifelike thrust'? -- 8. Logistics in perspective. Martin Van Creveld. Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-249) and index. Current Copyright Fee: GBP25.00 0. Uk Logistics History Military art and science History Military history, Modern U168 .V26 052121730X 0521297931 9780521297936 77005550 Current Copyright Fee: GBP25.00 0. Uk IIB 800623 20240612111212.0 ocm06450520 eng