The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or greater resources.
Sun Tzu
Orion's Cold Fire
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
The value of time, that is of being a little ahead of your opponent, often provides greater advantage than superior numbers or greater resources.
Sun Tzu
“Them what gets there firstest with the mostest.” – General Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA.
Now that’s a quote!
Amatures discuss tactics. Professionals discuss LOGISTICS!
I’ve been wondering lately if Amazon.com has become at all crucial to our military logistics. That would worry me.
Heavens, I hope not.
I agree. Lieutenant General William Gus Pagonis was the logistical genius of Desert Shield/Storm. He doesn’t get near the credit he deserves. Because of him, Schwarzkopf could do the strategic and tactical miracles he pulled off. Marine Chesty Puller was known as a fighting general, but he was also very concerned with logistics and supply. Fuel, beans, bullets and bandages win the war. in WWII we were able to supply millions of soldiers, sailors and Marines to levels that astonished the Germans. That scene in Battle of the Bulge, where the Nazi commander was showing his general that the Americans… Read more »
Let’s hope we always have a military as professional and capable as it was.