Feeding Mars: Logistics in Western Warfare from the Middle Ages to the Present

by George Satterfield, Robert Bruce, Walter Emil Kaegi Jr., et al.

Book Overview

Mars must be fed. His tools of war demand huge quantities of fodder, fuel, ammunition, and food. All these must be produced, transported, and distributed to contending forces in the field. No one can doubt the importance of feeding Mars in warfare, and it takes no great effort to recognize that logistics has always been a major aspect of large-scale armed struggle. Yet, despite its undeniable importance, surprisingly little has been written about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813317169
• ISBN13: 9780813317168
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"