S2 Book Club February: Logistics
8 months agoHey everyone, this month I thought we might take a deeper dive into the works of everyone's least favorite topic: military logistics. Hopefully these selections won't be too boring, but all three are highly acclaimed and comparatively short.
First up is:
Logistics in the Falklands War: A Case Study in Expeditionary Warfare by Kenneth L. Privratsky, a look at the modern day Guadalcanal campaign that while largely ignored by America (as this was a British war), is one of the more interesting short wars of our modern era.
Next is:
Feeding Victory: Innovative Military Logistics from Lake George to Khe Sanh by Jobie Turner, a classic look at the logistics of the Vietnam War, and how the US really had to develop a new line of thinking with this new thing called the 'helicopter'.
Finally we have:
Moving Mountains: Lessons in Leadership and Logistics from the Gulf War by William G. Pagonis, a legendary book detailing the success of one of America's isolated victories in the Middle East.
All three are books that I don't think anyone would choose if compared to a more entertaining topic, but in the interest of broadening our knowledge, sometimes we have to eat our literary veggies.
Let us know your vote in the comments!
Im for "helicopter" as drone delivery along with choppers aren't going away anytime.
Logistics in the Falklands