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    Rails To Oblivion: The Decline Of Confederate Railroads In The Civil War [Illustrated Edition]
    Rails To Oblivion: The Decline Of Confederate Railroads In The Civil War [Illustrated Edition]
    Rails To Oblivion: The Decline Of Confederate Railroads In The Civil War [Illustrated Edition]
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    Rails To Oblivion: The Decline Of Confederate Railroads In The Civil War [Illustrated Edition]

    By Dr. Christopher R. Gabel

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    Includes 2 charts, 7 maps, 7 figures and 5 Illustrations.
    Renowned Military Historian Dr Christopher Gabel charts the decline of the Confederate Railways system that was to spell ultimate doom to the outnumbered soldiers of the Southern states.
    Military professionals need always to recognize the centrality of logistics to military operations. In this booklet, Dr. Christopher R. Gabel provides a companion piece to his “Railroad Generalship” which explores the same issues from the other side of the tracks, so to speak. “Rails to Oblivion” shows that neither brilliant generals nor valiant soldiers can, in the long run, overcome the effects of a neglected and deteriorating logistics system. Moreover, the cumulative effect of mundane factors such as metal fatigue, mechanical friction, and accidents in the civilian workplace can contribute significantly to the outcome of a war. And no matter how good some thing or idea may look on paper, or how we delude ourselves, we and our soldiers must live with, and die in, reality. War is a complex business. This booklet explores some of the facets of war that often escape the notice of military officers, and as COL Jerry Morelock intimated in his foreword to “Railroad Generalship,” these facets decide who wins and who loses.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGolden Springs Publishing
    Release dateAug 15, 2014
    ISBN9781782895701
    Rails To Oblivion: The Decline Of Confederate Railroads In The Civil War [Illustrated Edition]
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    Dr. Christopher R. Gabel

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      Rails To Oblivion - Dr. Christopher R. Gabel

       This edition is published by PICKLE PARTNERS PUBLISHING—www.picklepartnerspublishing.com

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      Text originally published in 2002 under the same title.

      © Pickle Partners Publishing 2014, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise without the written permission of the copyright holder.

      Publisher’s Note

      Although in most cases we have retained the Author’s original spelling and grammar to authentically reproduce the work of the Author and the original intent of such material, some additional notes and clarifications have been added for the modern reader’s benefit.

      We have also made every effort to include all maps and illustrations of the original edition the limitations of formatting do not allow of including larger maps, we will upload as many of these maps as possible.

      Rails to Oblivion: The Battle of Confederate Railroads in the Civil War

      by

      Dr. Christopher R. Gabel

      U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Press

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Contents

      TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

      FOREWORD 4

      Illustrations 5

      Charts 5

      Maps 5

      Figures 5

      Illustrations 5

      Rails to Oblivion: The Decline of Confederate Railroads in the Civil War 6

      Bibliography 33

      REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 35

      THE AUTHOR 36

      FOREWORD

      Military professionals need always to recognize the centrality of logistics to military operations. In this booklet, Dr. Christopher R. Gabel provides a companion piece to his Railroad Generalship which explores the same issues from the other side of the tracks, so to speak. Rails to Oblivion shows that neither brilliant generals nor valiant soldiers can, in the long run, overcome the effects of a neglected and deteriorating logistics system. Moreover, the cumulative effect of mundane factors such as metal fatigue, mechanical friction, and accidents in the civilian workplace can contribute significantly to the outcome of a war. And no matter how good some thing or idea may look on paper, or how we delude ourselves, we and our soldiers must live with, and die in, reality. War is a complex business. This booklet explores some of the facets of war that often escape the notice of military officers, and as COL Jerry Morelock intimated in his

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