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Logistics in World War II
By John Norris
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John Norris shows how logistics, though less glamorous than details of the fighting itself, played a decisive role in the outcome of every campaign and battle of World War Two. The author marshals some astounding facts and figures to convey the sheer scale of the task all belligerents faced to equip vast forces and supply them in the field. He also draws on firsthand accounts to illustrate what this meant for the men and women in the logistics chain and those depending on it at the sharp end. Many of the vehicles, from supply trucks to pack mules, and other relevant hardware are discussed and illustrated with numerous photographs. This first volume of two looks at the early years of the war, so we see, for example, how Hitler's panzer divisions were kept rolling in the Blitzkrieg (a German division in 1940 still had around 5000 horses, requiring hundreds of tons of fodder) and the British army's disastrous loss of equipment at Dunkirk. This is a fascinating and valuable study of a neglected aspect of World War Two.
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John Norris is a freelance military historian who writes regular monthly columns for several specialist titles, ranging from vehicle profiles to reenactment events. He has written fifteen books on various military historical subjects, most recently Fix Bayonets! (due to be published by Pen & Sword).
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5The book is filled with a plethora of pictures, mostly British equipment and many
of the pictures were unnecessary other than to take up space. ( Many photos
of British style "flimsies" used for storage of water, fuel, oil, etc.; destroyed
buildings; explosion at sea and so forth )
The author begins his tale with British OPERATIONS in France and Africa, comparing
Axis equipment with their own. It is only by inference that one might deduce how
all of this was designed, manufactured, shipped and operated ( LOGISTICS )
I stopped reading at about page 250 and skimmed through the remainder of
the book. American entry into the war was treated similarly as in the above
paragraph.
For a better understanding of logistics one should refer to the US ARMY
"GREEN BOOKS" on logistics or the separate volumes of the service
forces ( Quartermaster, Transportation, Engineers, etc. ) and their
contributions of supplying the fighting forces with the goods
necessary to attain victory. Included in this series are separate
volumes on steps taken by General Marshal before America's entry
and an other volume on economic mobilization - how it was
determined what the US armed forces would require and who
would produce such equipment.