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This 6 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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to fight the war, on time and in the amount they need, at the place they need it. This paper reviews and analyzes 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. 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 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 of the U.S. forces, including,
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