Supplying the Troops

by John Kennedy Ohl

Book Overview

In World War II, the United States mounted a military effort of unprecedented magnitude and complexity. With more than 11 million soldiers to be armed, fed, clothed, and transported, logistics - including the design, procurement, distribution, and movements of supplies and the transportation of troops - became big business. General Brehon B. Somervell, a brilliant military-industrial manager, led the army's wartime logistical operation. Sometimes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875801854
• ISBN13: 9780875801858
• Release Date: April 1994
• Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher