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Supplying the Troops – General Somervell and American Logistics in WWII
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Supplying the Troops – General Somervell and American Logistics in WWII Hardcover - 1994 - 1st Edition

by Ohl, John Kennedy

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Northern Illinois Univ Pr, 1994. Hardcover. New. 341 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. This item is printed on demand.
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  • Title Supplying the Troops – General Somervell and American Logistics in WWII
  • Author Ohl, John Kennedy
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 342
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Northern Illinois Univ Pr, DeKalb, IL
  • Date 1994
  • Bookseller's Inventory # __0875801854
  • ISBN 9780875801858 / 0875801854
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.33 x 1.2 in (23.67 x 16.08 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
  • Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945 - Logistics - United, Somervell, Brehon Burke
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93-39869
  • Dewey Decimal Code 355.411

From the rear cover

In World War II, the United States mounted a military effort of unprecedented magnitude and complexity. With more than 11 million soldiers to be armed, fed, clothed, and transported, logistics - including the design, procurement, distribution, and movements of supplies and the transportation of troops - became big business. General Brehon B. Somervell, a brilliant military-industrial manager, led the army's wartime logistical operation. Sometimes criticized as a big spender, he understood well the decisive role of superior material and mobility. As America's chief wartime logistician, he demanded ample supplies for the troops, at the right place at the right time. A graduate of West Point, Somervell served his country in both the military and civilian arenas. As head of the Works Progress Administration in New York City, he won recognition for his effective management; later, he helped prepare the nation for war by building training camps and munitions plants. At the height of his career, as head of the War Department Services of Supply - known later as the Army Service Forces - Somervell was responsible for the supply and administration of the army within the United States and the support of troops overseas. He also was the War Department's principal logistical advisor and troubleshooter. In these ways, Somervell played a vital role in the mobilization of forces and powerfully influenced the United States' conduct of the war. In this much-needed biography, Ohl illuminates the centrality of logistics in the Allied path to victory over the Axis powers and also shows how the interaction of military, political, and business leaders during the war helped to shape national policy. Ohl baseshis study on exhaustive research in the National Archives, on manuscript collections, and on oral histories and interviews. Supplying the Troops will appeal especially to those interested in military logistics and history, economic history, and the World War II era.