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Historical perspective.(Brief article)
The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters before the shooting begins.
--Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
No matter their nationality or specific service, military logisticians throughout history have understood the absolute truth represented in the above quote. Whether they were charged with supplying food for soldiers, fodder for horses or the sinews of modern war--petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL), they have understood that victory is impossible without them--even if, sometimes, it seemed their vital contributions were forgotten or ignored. None of the great military captains of history were ignorant of logistics. From Frederick the Great to Napoleon to Patton, they all understood the link between their operations and logistics. The great captains also have all understood that history had much to teach them about the nature of the military ...
- Reinventing Maritime History.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: History Today Lincoln, Margarette Ribgy, Nigel July 1, 2001 700+ words
...complained that the emergence of naval history as a serious subject for research had...centre of a proper understanding of the history of Britain and, indeed, of civilisation...the Navy, for it was mainly as naval history that the subject evolved as an academic...
- Oral history beginnings.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Oral History Review White, Ethel S. June 22, 2002 700+ words
...the Kentucky Oral History Commission. Meanwhile...handled family oral histories, so in 1987, after taking two oral history courses from Carl...Rights Movement Oral History Project. She is...of LifeStory Oral Histories which serves families...
- Public History's Project: Building Community.(Brief Article)
- Newspaper article from: Nation's Cities Weekly Tria, Anne M. November 1, 1999 700+ words
...on History" makes local history and cultural resources available...attempts to capture the history of its current inhabitants by collecting oral histories and showcasing regional...a shared sense of public history. When a private company...
- Televised history : Schama's Britain.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) September 30, 2000 700+ words
...runs the risk of reducing the history of Britain to little more than...break with the recent trend of history-writing about Britain. The...attention to producing big histories of Britain, which often had...professor specialising in European history at the University of London...
- Is There History Beyond Hitler?(Brief Article)
- History Review Furtado, Peter December 1, 1999 700+ words
...summer about the axing of Anglo-Saxon history (an option taken up by very few students...welcoming diversity and innovation in history teaching, Baroness Blackstone, minister...has told the Historical Association that history, with a total of 904 options at A-Level...
- History makes its mark. (History Docs).(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Television Europe Westcott, Tim April 1, 2002 700+ words
...primetime slots are still pretty scarce for history documentaries, sellers are finding a...new production techniques have brought history back to life. When it comes to getting...there is no time like the past. The history genre is riding high and is preferred...
- 2002 History Writing Contest winners.(FA Journal)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: FA Journal May 1, 2002 700+ words
...Robert C. Baldridge Judges of the 2002 History Writing Contest Colonel (Retired) Thomas...including as the winner of the 1989 History Writing Contest. His article "The Field...Distinguished Article Award. He taught Military History at the US Military Academy at West Point...
- History Today Millennium Survey.(survey of readers)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: History Today Furtado, Peter December 1, 1999 700+ words
...SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES if you want to understand the history of the last thousand years. And look at history if you want to understand the biggest problems...These are the unmistakable conclusions of History Today's own survey of the last millennium...