Vietnam

KHE SANH A HISTORIC BATTLE ON THE LOGISTICS FRONT

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower famously observed that “battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost because of logistics.” Feeding Victory: Innovative Military Logistics from Lake George to Khe Sanh, an intriguing new title from Air Force Col. Jobie Turner, explores the wisdom of those words and the impact of logistics on three centuries of armed conflict.

Defining logistics as the “combination of transportation and supply for a fighting force,”

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