I’ve written about military logistics before – here and here (the last is also available under the DOWNLOADS tab as ‘Supplying the war in Afghanistan’) – and that early work, both historical and contemporary, intersects with my current work on casualty evacuation, so it’s good to find a new-ish blog on Logistics in War, managed by David Beaumont; its base is Australia but it casts its remit far and wide and, in a recent post, engages with Deb Cowen‘s work and my own.
It is the purpose of this blog to instigate and inspire, continue and create, a discussion on military logistics that is so often sorely lacking (or if it does occur, does so behind closed doors). Although the blog currently reflects an Australian and Army orientation, its vision is to become broadly applicable; to reflect the many different approaches to logistics as practiced by different military Services, the Joint domain, and militaries of all persuasions.
Furthermore, the blog will support the establishment of an international community of military logisticians that can share ideas, concepts and useful material in an insightful, courteous and professional manner which reflects the values of the militaries and Defence organisations that its readers may serve in. In time, guest posts will be added to the site, including from the international military logistics community.
‘Logistics in War’ aspires to provide life to a topic area that is generally dry, overly technical and grossly specialised. Its practical perspective serves the logistician and commander alike. Logistics is, after all, the conjunction of military strategy and operational concepts with the realities and practicalities of war. It deals with facts and the compromises of commanders who must shape their decisions upon the limitations and constraints of their force. As Thomas Kane, in the great Military logistics and strategic performance, puts it, logistics is an ‘arbiter’ in battle and in war. It is therefore well worth our while to understand it.
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Thanks for your interest and reference, it is greatly appreciated!
Although a military logistician by profession, I only commenced writing on the topic four years ago. Early in my writing I came across the ideas from a field of study rarely associated with military logistics – geography – largely due to this blog (which I follow) and a few articles elsewhere. Logistics has always been inseparable from geographical factors for it is largely concerned with the application of time and space factors to military strategy and tactics; the doctrine of my own military (the Australian Army) articulating logistics as a product of ‘distance, destination, demand, duration, dependency’. However, this relationship is infrequently examined. I do hope to rectify this through ‘Logistics In War’.
Once again, thanks for your interest, Dave Beaumont