A never-before-published account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors, "Prisoner of the Rising Sun" offers new evidence of the treatment accorded officers and shows how the Corregidor prisoners fared compared with the ill-fated Bataan captives. When Japanese aircraft struck airfields in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, Col. Lewis C. Beebe was Gen. Douglas MacArthur's chief supply officer. Promoted to brigadier general, he would become chief of staff for General Wainwright in early March, 1942. From his privileged vantage point, Beebe kept diary...
A never-before-published account of the experience of an American officer at the hands of Japanese captors, "Prisoner of the Rising Sun" offers new ev...
The word logistics has been in the United States barely more than a century. For most of this period, member of the profession of arms, as well as military historians and theorists, have had difficulty in agreeing on its precise definition. Even today, the meaning of logistics is somewhat inexact- despite its frequent appearance in official and unofficial military dictionaries and it lengthy definition in service and joint regulations.
The word logistics has been in the United States barely more than a century. For most of this period, member of the profession of arms, as well as mil...
