In the twentieth century, Army operational logisticians sustained
land combat operations in five recognized wars: World War I, World
War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Operation Desert Storm. Only three of
the five wars involved major combat maneuvers, namely World War II,
Korea, and Operation Desert Storm. In each war, the logistics
system had to be tailored in size, structure, and procedures to
support the mission, composition, and concept of operations of the
military forces. In World War II, the operational logistics system
sustained the island hopping campaigns in the South Pacific and the
Normandy invasion in Europe. In Korea, the operational logistics
system sustained the Naktong (Pusan) Perimeter, the Inchon landing,
and the ground offensive into North Korea. In Operation Desert
Storm, the operational logistics system sustained the major ground
offensive into Iraq. With the exception of Operation Desert Storm,
the operational logistics system exhibited limitations. Lack of
thorough planning in support of branches and sequels resulted in
logistics culmination and operational logistics pauses in Operation
Chromite (Korea) and Operation Overlord (World War II). US forces
surrendered the initiative to the enemy and missed opportunities to
quickly end the wars. According to James Huston, author of
Logistics in Armed Conflict, logistics culmination and operational
logistics pauses are a common event in the US war experience. "One
of the weaknesses of logistics has been a failure of transportation
for the support of the exploitation and pursuit phases of an
action." The purpose of the monograph is to determine whether
continued ground operations would have shown Operation Desert Storm
to be an example of a responsive Army theater logistic system for
sustained land combat. The answer will depend on researching
several factors: defining operational logistics, developing an
operational logistics planning process, conducting a case study on
Operation Desert Storm, and defini
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| Imprint: |
Biblioscholar
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| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2012 |
| First published: |
November 2012 |
| Authors: |
Michael C. Lopez
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| Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 4mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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| Pages: |
70 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-288-29614-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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| LSN: |
1-288-29614-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781288296149 |
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