Title: United States Army logistics, 1775-1992 : an anthology /
Authors: Shrader, Charles R.
Publisher: Center of Military History, United States Army,
Year: 1997
Subjects: United States. Supplies and stores Management History Sources.; United States. Transportation Management History Sources.; Logistics History Sources.
Abstract: This work is an annotated documentary history that covers the breadth and depth of Army logistics from the frozen hills of Valley Forge during the American Revolution to the burning deserts of Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf crisis. How military personnel have dealt with logistical problems and what successive generations learned from these experiences provide valuable insights for logisticians and commanders today.
Contents: Introduction to the history of U.S. Army logistics -- The era of creation. Logistics in the American Revolution ; Logistics in the early national period -- The era of professionalization. Logistics of the Mexican War ; Logistics of the Civil War ; Logistics of the frontier army -- The era of specialization. Logistics of the Spanish-American War ; Logistics of the First World War ; Logistics of the Second World War -- The era of integration. Logistics in the Korean War ; Logistics in Vietnam ; The logistics of rapid deployment ; Logistics in the 1990s.