
NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last Concentrates on Ordnance operations in the Mediterranean, European, and Southwest Pacific theaters. Also covers the central Pacific theater as abackground for the Okinawa campaign. Historians, especially military historians, active duty/enlisted soldiers, veterans, and high school students and above grade levels, or citizens interested in researching World War II may be intereseted in this text. Related products:United States Army and World War II: Set 4 of 7, The Technical Services, Pt. 1 (Chemical, Ordnance, Transportation, and Signal) --CD-ROM format --is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00396-1United States Army and World War 2, Asiatic-Pacific Theater CD-ROM Set format --is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00380-5United States Army in World War 2 Pictorial Record: The War Against Japan --Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00425-9Magnificent Mavericks: Transition of the Naval Ordnance Test Station From Rocket Station to Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Center, 1948-58 --Print Hardcover format-- can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-046-00243-6The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet: Honoring 100 Years of Global Partnerships and Security --Print Hardcover format --is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-046-00245-2Anchor of Resolve: A History of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Fifth Fleet -Print Paperback format is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-046-00241-0World War II resources collection can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/battles-wars/world...
This volume investigates the logistical and operational role of the Ordnance Department in maintaining and deploying military equipment across major theaters of World War II. Lida Mayo, writing as part of the official U.S. Army historical series, utilizes extensive primary source documentation, including after-action reports and logistical records, to analyze how the Ordnance Department supported combat operations. The text argues that the success of the Allied war effort was fundamentally tied to the technical efficiency of supply chains and the maintenance of weaponry on the front lines.
What You Will Find
Scope Limits
Historians and military researchers regard this volume as a foundational reference for understanding the logistical backbone of the U.S. Army during the conflict. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which prioritizes technical accuracy and archival detail over narrative flair.
Page Count:
543
Publication Date:
2001-05-07
Publisher:
United States Govt Printing Office
ISBN-10:
0160018870
ISBN-13:
9780160018879
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