Victualing Victory: Logistics from Lake George to KHE SANH, 1755-1968
Abstract
This dissertation examines the impact of technology on logistics from the Seven Years War to Vietnam through the theoretical lens of Lewis Mumfords typology of technological erasEotechnic, Paleotechnic, Neotechnic, and Holotechnic. The author assesses the validity of sea, land, and air lines of communication in relation to each other and to combat power across five case studies; 1) The campaign for Lake George during the Seven Years War in North America from 1755-1759; 2) The Western Front in 1917; 3) The battle for Guadalcanal in 1942; 4) Stalingrad on the Eastern Front in 1942-43; and 5) The Battle of Khe Sanh in 1968. As the technology changed through Mumfords eras from the age of wood, wind, and sail at Lake George, to the nuclear weapon and the computer at Khe Sanh, so did the interplay between the modes of transportation and, in turn, geopolitics.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1030396
Entities
People
- Jobie S. Turner
Organizations
- Air University