Lifeblood of War: Logistics in Armed Conflict

by Julian Thompson

Identifies the essential elements in successful supply and how campaings have suffered due to logistic deficiencies.

Genres: Military Fiction

360 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1991

About the author

Major General Julian Harold Atherdean Thompson, CB, OBE is a military historian and former Royal Marines officer who as a brigadier commanded 3 Commando Brigade during the Falklands war.

Thompson, who was British commander on the islands during the final phase of the conflict has written extensively on the Falklands conflict and British military history. He is also a visiting professor at the department of War Studies, King's College, University of London.

Reviews

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to read for anyone wanting to expand their knowledge on military history but with a logistics / sustainment spin. Must read for anyone in the military that wants to be involved at such a level, truly expands your horizons and gives a new perspective to how tactics, conflicts and wars can be changed through logistics/ sustainment. Julian Thompson is clearly affected by his time commanding 3 Commando Brigade in the Falklands Conflict, thus leading him to have such a strong opinion on why sustainment is vital and where sustainment / logistics can change the outcome.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Thompson is one of those morons who get a lot of people killed in order to secure himself a medal from the king's secretary's hand. Yea, logistics, as pointed out in Catch-22 is how the officers make money and get gifts for the wife and mistress back home. The Central Bank, with its magic ability to print money into existence is the ”life blood” that helps people like Thompson drain the grunts of blood in various ”war theaters”.