This work argues that logistics in warfare is crucial to achieving strategic success. The author identifies logistical capabilities as an arbiter of opportunity, which plays a critical role in determining which side will hold the strategic initiative in war. Armies which have secured reliable resources of supply have a great advantage in determining the time and manner in which engagements take place. Often, they can fight in ways their opponents cannot. The author illustrates this point with case studies of British logistics during the Burma campaign in the World War II, American logistical inn.

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Cover; MILITARY LOGISTICS and STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1 The Arbiter of Opportunity; 2 The Burma Campaign; 3 Making It Work: America's War in the Pacific; 4 Making Haste Slowly: Communist Logistics in Vietnam; 5 The Cold War; 6 The Revolution in Military Affairs; Conclusion: The Foundation of Strategy; Bibliography; Index;.