In message slsrj.19263$C61.5339@edtnps89, La N
writes

Okay, since now I am interested in military logistics, I decided to look it
up
myself:

Two cracking books on the subject, if you're interested: "Supplying War"
by Martin van Creveld, and "Lifeblood of War" by Julian Thompson.

--
The nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its
warriors, will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done
by fools.
-Thucydides


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