Logistics: A Principle of War.

Abstract

Logistics has played a crucial role throughout the course of military history. In the conduct of warfare, the military professional and strategist have compiled and developed a list of principles which are used to conduct warfare. The accepted principles have varied in number over the years from two to the nine we currently regard as the main principals of war. However, the list is incomplete, in that it does not include the concept of logistics. Logistics is critical to every level of warfare: tactical, operational and strategic. However, it is at the operational level of war that logistics is the most important. Logistics has improved greatly over the years. As we developed new principles of war for such emerging missions including operations other than war(OOTW), we have neglected to include logistics as one of them. This is the case, despite the fact that the majority of operational art endeavors are primarily logistics driven. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293268

Entities

People

  • Michael L. Overfelt

Organizations

  • Naval War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Deployment
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Logistics
  • Logistics Management
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
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