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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

Clausewitz’s survey of history, as well as the Napoleonic Wars, led him to write that ‘[t]he end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed and trained, the whole object of his sleeping is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time’. [5] 6] What was possible was shaped by what was immediately practical.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

Clausewitz’s survey of history, as well as the Napoleonic Wars, led him to write that ‘[t]he end for which a soldier is recruited, clothed, armed and trained, the whole object of his sleeping is simply that he should fight at the right place and the right time’. [5] 6] What was possible was shaped by what was immediately practical.

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Still Think Dangerous Goods is Just Paperwork and Labels?

Talking Logistics

The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. Over one-third of the survey respondents said that their supervisors are unaware of exactly what they do. It outlines how dangerous goods must be handled when transported by air. Sound familiar?