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100 1 _aMACKSEY Kenneth
245 0 _aFor want of a nail:
_bthe impact on war of logistics and communications\
_c Kenneth Macksey
260 _aLondon:
_bBrassey's,
_c1989
300 _a203p.
520 _aThe seventeenth century to the present day. To show how the logistic thinking and services have developed over the past 150 years and to indicate how easily the best forces slip into the false belief that they are prepared to the last gaiter button. History shows how often the most elegant plans have collapsed due to the failure of logistic services allied to inadequate communication to hold a force together.
650 _aLOGISTICS
_x COMMUNICATIONS
650 _aLOGISTICS
_x WAR
650 _aLOGISTICS
_x MILITARY
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_sY
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