U.S. Military Logistics, 1607-1991: A Research Guide

This research guide consists of an annotated bibliography of selected published items concentrating on military logistics in America from the colonial era to the present. This unique comprehensive reference is designed for libraries and scholars interested in American military history and for the use of academics and professionals at military service schools, staff colleges, and senior service colleges, with an interest in logistical doctrine and the logistical support of military operations.

A narrative introduction includes a concise discussion of the major themes, of American military logistics. A subsequent section notes the top 50 works in the field of military logistics history. Chapter 1 notes unpublished and published government documments dealing with military logistics, and manuscript collections of interest, The core bibliographical section consists of seven topical chapters (Science of Logistics, General, Quartermaster, Transportation, Subsistence, Ordnance, and Procurement-Mobilization) comprising 1996 entries representing the most significant books, dissertations, and articles in English on the topic of military logistics. The core chapters are organized chronologically with an introductory section comprising works covering more than one period.

Author: Charles R. Shrader
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05/20/1992
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.66lbs
Size: 9.39h x 6.51w x 1.31d
ISBN: 9780313272462

About the Author

CHARLES R. SHRADER retired from the U.S. Army in 1987 and lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Amicicide: THe Problem of Friendly Fire in Modern War and is the General Editor of the Reference Guide to United States Military History. He has published numerous articles on military logistics as well as medieval history and manuscript studies.