Global Logistics and Strategy, 1940-1943 (United States Army in World War II: The War Department, Volume 5)

xxii, 780 pp. Green cloth, gilt titles. Includes 25 tables, 19 charts, 1 map, 59 illustrations, 9 appendices, bibliographical note, glossaries, and index. "This volume covers U.S. Army logistics, primarily of ground forces, in its relation to global strategy during the period of American preparation for World War II and the first eighteen months of participation... The emphasis is on materiel rather than personnel, though troop shipping and service troops are treated in some detail, and the general problem of military manpower is outlined (United States Army in World War II Reader's Guide, pp. 10-11). Includes discussion of historical development of the logistical function, expansion and rearmament of the U.S. Army, pooling and allocating munitions, lend-lease, global supply and shipping requirements, British import needs, supply procedures and policies, etc.