In military science; details of moving, quartering, and supplying troops In the summer of 1944 the United States Third Army, commanded by General George Patton, was moving speedily across France when it  suddenly got bogged down. The problem was not opposition from the German army. It was a lack of fuel for the vehicles.

The army had gotten so far ahead of its source of supply  that it had to stop and wait for fuel to catch up. The part of military science that takes care of supply, maintenance, and other services is called logistics.

In studying warfare the emphasis on combat easily obscures the fact that wars must beadministered: they must be organized so that every need of the armed forces is met.

Without such administration the whole war effort can fail, and administration costs a great deal of money. It is little wonder that the Roman statesman Cicero noted that "Endless money is the sinews of war." Another well-known remark makes the same point: "An army travels on its stomach."

Military personnel have the same needs as civilians and more. They need food and shelter in addition to their uniforms and weapons. They need transportation, and the modes of transport need fuel--whether forage.

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