by James H. Henderson (2008)
You already know that logistics is hard, it should not be, but it just is. The key components to supply and movement consist of receive, store, issue, and move. It should be that simple. Bottom line: it just is not that simple. There are too many moveable parts where the synergy of the operation could provide a scenario where the combined requirements needed to sustain a theater are greater than the sum of their individual effects or capabilities. This book outlines some of these logisticalcomponents and their doctrinal relationship to the operation, as well as provides some new ideas. The chapters are formatted in a fashion that offer the reader the doctrinal concept that the operation or function is based on, and then presents new theories on how to better execute the logistical function or capability as it relates to the operation. The goal is to discuss those hard logistical topics and their conception to improve the general knowledge and understanding on "why it happens", and "how we can improve the outcome".
Anthony Trollope
When the Squire of Llanfeare dies, his nephew Henry inherits the estate. Rumours are rife that the Squire had named his niece Isabel as his heir, and that Henry is an impostor. Mr Apjohn, the family lawyer, takes it upon himself to investigate.
Luis Vélez de Guevara
Luis Velez de Guevara - como dije en otra ocasion[1] - fue tan pobre, que bien puede dudarse si en algun tiempo de su vida llego a tener dos trajes en mediano uso; pero, en cambio, a los doscientos y mas anos de su muerte tiene dos biografias diversas: la que le inventaron algunos escritores, que es la mas conocida[2], y la que despacio y a retazuelos, como de limosna, pero solidamente, le vamos escribiendo algunos investigadores de nuestra historia literaria[3].
David Ignatius
Als de CIA een e-mail ontvangt van een ontgoochelde Iraanse atoomgeleerde, moet het hoofd van de afdeling Midden-Oosten voorkomen dat dit bericht aanleiding geeft tot een oorlogsverklaring van Amerika.
Nicholas Tchkotoua
Een oude Russische barones ontvangt in Parijs een manuscript van haar eerste geliefde, een Georgische prins, waarin hij hun gepassioneerde, maar door ongelukkige omstandigheden verbroken liefdesgeschiedenis beschrijft.