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Toilet paper and total war – the psychology of shortages and what it means for resilience

Logistics in War

It is a perfect analogy with which to consider military preparedness and strategic resilience. Inevitably, and for sensible reasons, the topic of national reserves or stocks (or, in the military’s case, ‘war stocks’) is raised. We can, however, use the events before us as a window of our own to consider military preparedness.

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Limping to war

Logistics in War

– Chief of Army LTGEN Peter Leahy, 2004 [1]. The importance of a high-level of preparedness to a military is self-evident. An unprepared military offers political leaders few options, corrupts strategy, is inefficient and ineffective, and poses a national risk.

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Burning incense at a new altar – a year of ‘Logistics In War’

Logistics in War

Thank you for your patronage of Logistics In War and the interest given to the works of authors who have invested personal time and effort to write about a subject of profound importance to military readiness and operational performance. This ensures combat forces are not just available; it will determine that they are employable.

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The debris of an organisation – thinking about how the ADF recovers from the first losses of war: Part One

Logistics in War

From Sound Military Decision , United States Naval College, 1942. Wars are usually longer than expected and are rarely fought in accordance with the plans made by military planners at their outset. So, history repeatedly reminds us that militaries usually go to war ‘unprepared’.

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Training the Australian Army’s logistics officers – a new LIW series

Logistics in War

The individual training regime for logisticians as they progress through their careers should be naturally interesting to a military reader, especially the logisticians. If you are a soldier or officer of a like-minded military, or have a considered view on the topic, please contact via logisticsinwar@outlook.com.

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Realising the sustainable joint land force

Logistics in War

Two decades ago, as Western militaries confronted a new strategic paradigm with declarations that a ‘revolution in military affairs’ was underway, the US Army Chief of Staff General Reimers declared: ‘There will not be a revolution in military affairs unless there is a revolution in military logistics’ (1996).

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The History of eCommerce: From the 1960s to the 2020s

Ship Monk

In 1969, the military developed ARPANET to ensure that critical lines of communication would be maintained in the event of a nuclear attack. In 2004, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI) formed to ensure the creation, enhancement, and implementation of security standards that protect customer account data.