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Logistics in the Falklands War, by Kenneth L. Privratsky. Barnsley, U.K.: Pen & Sword, 2015. 248 pages. $34.95.
Major General Kenneth Privratsky, USA (Ret.), highlights the importance of the integration of combat operations and logistics in this book about the Falklands War of 1982. Logistics in the Falklands War is the result of years of research, begun when Privratsky was at the Army's Command and General Staff College in the mid-1980s and continued while a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. Most of all, the author wants the reader to "appreciate the extent of the efforts behind the victory" rather than simply present a logistical view of lessons learned.
The book begins by examining British and Argentine claims on the Falkland Islands before walking through the sequence of Argentina's invasion threat and subsequent invasion; Britain's mobilization and deployment; combat operations; and the aftermath of the conflict. He highlights the key role of industry during the rapid mobilization. Commercial ships were quickly modified for the war. For example, the cruise ship Uganda was...