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This 3 page paper analyzes the book “The Logistics of War” by Beth Scott, Lt.Col. James C. Rainey and Capt. Andrew W. Hunt. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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fight the war, on time and in the amount they need, at the place they need it. This paper reviews the book. Discussion The book is actually a compilation of
three books, The Logistics of War, The Logistics of Waging War, and History of U.S. Military Logistics. The first part covers the major conflicts the U.S. has fought, since the
Revolutionary War up through Vietnam, a depressingly long list. She begins with the Revolution, then the War of 1812, the Seminole War, the Indian Wars, the Civil War and the
Spanish-American War (Scott, Rainey and Hunt, 2000). She moves into the 20th century with the two world wars, Korea, and finally Vietnam. She ends the book with a look at
what logistics will be like in the 21st century. The second part, The Logistics of Waging War, comprises a look at Operation Urgent Fury (who names these things?!) that took
the U.S. to Grenada; Operation Just Cause (Panama), and winds up in the Persian Gulf (Scott, Rainey and Hunt, 2000). The third part, the History section, concentrates on World War
II, Korea and Vietnam. In each and every conflict, Scott and her colleagues explain how logistics were handled, the successes and failures, and the lessons learned from the process. It
is the last that might be most valuable. As an example lets look at Grenada, since it is short enough to be easily summarized. Scott begins with a statement
of the mission, which was undertaken at the request of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and had as its objectives the extraction of U.S. medical students from Grenada, and
the safe evacuation of Governor General Sir Paul Scoon (Scott, Rainey and Hunt, 2000). After introducing the mission, Scott moves to "logistics considerations" where she details the problems and concerns
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