The Paper War: Logistics… and everything but the fighting.

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  • I, Logistician …..

    ‘Never make a specialist of the logistician … ‘ –        Duncan Ballantine, 1947[1] There is nothing more an anathema to effective logistics in war than a military logistician who is an isolated, introverted, technical specialist.  Logistics is not a technical… Continue reading

  • Introducing “Logistics In War”

    ‘The conclusion is irresistible that the military themselves know next to nothing about logistics’. – United States Marine Corps Colonel George C Thorpe, Pure Logistics, 1917. Welcome to ‘Logistics In War’, a blog dedicated to exploring logistics and its impact… Continue reading

    Introducing “Logistics In War”