Pure Logistics : The Science of War Preparation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thorpe, George Cyrus.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Logistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Barakaldo Books, 2022.

Summary:

We place a premium on forward-looking military thought, but a reflective look at literature from the past can also be useful, especially when that literature marks the intellectual heritage of American planning for national defense.At the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, one of the accepted classics of military literature is Pure Logistics: The Science of War Preparation, written by Lieutenant-Colonel George C. Thorpe of the United States Marine Corps and published originally in 1917...Stanley L. Falk tells us Pure Logistics stands out as a milestone between the seminal writings of Baron de Jomini, published one hundred years before, and later treatises examining logistics following World War II. Thorpe's observations and recommendations in Pure Logistics have held up over time, even in the face of the technological advances of nearly seventy years. His call for preparation in peacetime to accelerate defense industrial production in the event of war is as valid today as it was in 1917.

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

Logistical Systems

Early Attempts at Definition

Pure Logistics

Post-World War II Writings on Logistics

DEDICATION

PREFACE

PART ONE - LOGISTICS

I. DEFINITION

II. RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

III. ATLANTA CAMPAIGN

IV. GERMAN ARMY

V. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF FIGHTING FORCES

VI. NAVAL ORGANIZATION

VII. ARMY ORGANIZATION

VIII. THE FIGHTING MACHINE

IX. PEACE-TIME LOGISTICS

X. FACTORY PREPAREDNESS

XI. LOGISTICAL PROBLEM

Problem

Solution

(1) Steaming from X to Z

3,000 miles, speed 10 knots:

(2) At Advanced Base Z three days:

(3) Next ten days: half scouts and battle-cruisers scouting, remainder Fleet in port:

(4) Fleet operating ten days:

(5) Repair-ships:

(6) Ammunition-ships:

(7) Supply-ships:

(8) Hospital-and ambulance-ships:

The fuel required for refrigerator-ships will be:

The Train can now be made up, and will be as follows:

PART TWO - EDUCATION.

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Other Format:

Print version: Thorpe, George Cyrus Pure Logistics

ISBN:

9781839748448

OCLC:

1333084253