{"product_id":"transportation-official-history-of-the-r-9781474542555","title":"TRANSPORTATION Official History Of The Second World War: Army Series","description":"\u003cp\u003ehis volume forms part of the official Second World War, 1939-45: Army series of monographs and was originally issued as a RESTRICTED post-war publication compiled under the authority of the Army Council. Its purpose was to preserve and analyse the operational experience gained in the development and execution of military transportation during the Second World War. Written soon after the conflict by officers and specialists directly involved in wartime transport planning and execution, the study offers an authoritative and contemporaneous account of British Army transportation practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe movement of troops and materiel during World War II was a massive logistical undertaking, characterised by \"total war\" mobilisation where civilian infrastructure, such as railways and ports, was fully integrated into military supply chains. Allied success was largely driven by a superior, global logistics system that maintained supply lines over 10,000 miles long, while Axis forces struggled with resource shortages and overextended lines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is organised by theatre of operations, with chapters covering: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHome Base and the War Office\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrance, 1939-1940\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiddle East and Libya\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIraq and Persia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorth Africa and Italy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorthwest Europe, 1944-1945\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndia Base and Ceylon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurma and the Far East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous theatres, including Norway (1940) and East and West Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474542557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474542555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.69d","brand":"R","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48588458000639,"sku":"9781474542555","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transportation-official-history-of-the-r-9781474542555","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}