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Suggested works on logistics
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Quote:Well, up until the 1800's logistics problems and their possible solutions didn't change much. Everything was still transported by animal or water, and no steam engines, or gasoline engines were used. There were no really unusual advances in preservation, or transportation, and the soldiers' logistical problems were mostly the same. Even combat before the advent of rifled barrels doesn't change too much, so books written 'out of period' may still be of interest, and often quote the ancient sources for ideas.
That is not exactlly true, there was a major change in the mid 17th century, the implementation of supply lines. Before that, as Engels showed clearly in his book on Alexander´s campaigns, army had no supply lines, they supplied themselves foraging or from depots stablished previously in the route. It was in the mid 17th century, with the French army of Louis XIV that supply lines were first stablished. That is very well explained in one of the linked books, Feeding Mars. However I only recomend the book for the Modern period, the articles on Ancient/Mediaeval periods are rather weak.
Parker´s book on the army of Flanders, despite the title of one of the chapters, doesn´t discuss at all logistics.
AKA Inaki
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Suggested works on logistics - by Sean Manning - 11-05-2007, 09:06 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Mitra - 11-05-2007, 09:11 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Mitra - 11-05-2007, 09:14 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Mitra - 11-05-2007, 09:16 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Alexandr K - 11-05-2007, 09:55 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Matthew Amt - 11-06-2007, 05:15 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Mitra - 12-08-2007, 07:48 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Mithras - 12-22-2007, 06:55 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Aryaman2 - 12-23-2007, 07:52 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by Mitra - 12-30-2007, 02:28 PM
Re: Suggested works on logistics - by sitalkes - 01-05-2008, 03:22 AM

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