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• catalog abstract "In World War II, the United States mounted a military effort of unprecedented magnitude and complexity. With more than 11 million soldiers to be armed, fed, clothed, and transported, logistics - including the design, procurement, distribution, and movements of supplies and the transportation of troops - became big business. General Brehon B. Somervell, a brilliant military-industrial manager, led the army's wartime logistical operation. Sometimes criticized as a big spender, he understood well the decisive role of superior material and mobility. As America's chief wartime logistician, he demanded ample supplies for the troops, at the right place at the right time. A graduate of West Point, Somervell served his country in both the military and civilian arenas. As head of the Works Progress Administration in New York City, he won recognition for his effective management; later, he helped prepare the nation for war by building training camps and munitions plants. At the height of his career, as head of the War Department Services of Supply - known later as the Army Service Forces - Somervell was responsible for the supply and administration of the army within the United States and the support of troops overseas. He also was the War Department's principal logistical advisor and troubleshooter. In these ways, Somervell played a vital role in the mobilization of forces and powerfully influenced the United States' conduct of the war. In this much-needed biography, Ohl illuminates the centrality of logistics in the Allied path to victory over the Axis powers and also shows how the interaction of military, political, and business leaders during the war helped to shape national policy. Ohl bases his study on exhaustive research in the National Archives, on manuscript collections, and on oral histories and interviews. Supplying the Troops will appeal especially to those interested in military logistics and history, economic history, and the World War II era.".
• catalog contributor b6127239.
• catalog created "1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
• catalog description "A graduate of West Point, Somervell served his country in both the military and civilian arenas. As head of the Works Progress Administration in New York City, he won recognition for his effective management; later, he helped prepare the nation for war by building training camps and munitions plants.".
• catalog description "At the height of his career, as head of the War Department Services of Supply - known later as the Army Service Forces - Somervell was responsible for the supply and administration of the army within the United States and the support of troops overseas. He also was the War Department's principal logistical advisor and troubleshooter. In these ways, Somervell played a vital role in the mobilization of forces and powerfully influenced the United States' conduct of the war.".
• catalog description "General Brehon B. Somervell, a brilliant military-industrial manager, led the army's wartime logistical operation. Sometimes criticized as a big spender, he understood well the decisive role of superior material and mobility. As America's chief wartime logistician, he demanded ample supplies for the troops, at the right place at the right time.".
• catalog description "In World War II, the United States mounted a military effort of unprecedented magnitude and complexity. With more than 11 million soldiers to be armed, fed, clothed, and transported, logistics - including the design, procurement, distribution, and movements of supplies and the transportation of troops - became big business.".
• catalog description "In this much-needed biography, Ohl illuminates the centrality of logistics in the Allied path to victory over the Axis powers and also shows how the interaction of military, political, and business leaders during the war helped to shape national policy. Ohl bases his study on exhaustive research in the National Archives, on manuscript collections, and on oral histories and interviews.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-319) and index.".
• catalog description "Supplying the Troops will appeal especially to those interested in military logistics and history, economic history, and the World War II era.".
• catalog extent "x, 331 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0875801854".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press,".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "355.4/11/092 20".
• catalog subject "D810.L64 O36 1994".
• catalog subject "Somervell, Brehon Burke, 1892-1955.".
• catalog subject "United States. Army History World War, 1939-1945.".
• catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Logistics United States.".
• catalog title "Supplying the troops : General Somervell and American logistics in WWII / John Kennedy Ohl.".
• catalog type "Biographie. swd".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".