I am currently researching for a university project which could potentially turn into my dissertation, the title of the essay is:
Horsepower: Impact of motorised transport on military logistics
You are required to produce an essay that identifies and evaluates the employment of motorised transport in support of military logistics. You can draw examples from any military campaign or war between 1861 AD and 2014 AD.
Motorised transport is defined as any means of transport that propelled by an engine.
For this i am specifically looking into the withdrawal of the military from Afghanistan and how the use of the the Internal combustion engine has effected this, (this includes the use of rail, road, air and maritime logistics).
Any information would be much appreciated,
Many Thanks
I'd suggest you to contact with Prof. Huseyin Bagci of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. As far as I know, he is an advisor to a company which is responsible for the transportation of materials from Afghanistan.
I was the Transportation Manager for Honeywell between May-13 to August-14. I didn't hold onto any numbers as far as short-tons shipped, etc., but I could possibly give you some insight into the Logistics Field being its what I did for the 30 years! I'll do some digging around and see if any of the guys I served with held on to any tangible numbers that aren't classified that might be able to help you out!!!
Here are some links - with statistical data - you might want to look at:
Getting out of Afghanistan (Jan 15), http://www.fastcompany.com/3041147/getting-out-of-afghanistan
Logistics: The high cost of leaving Afghanistan (Feb 2015), https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htlog/20150223.aspx
The crazy logistics of packing up the US war in Afghanistan (April 2014), http://theweek.com/articles/447435/crazy-logistics-packing-war-afghanistan
The mammoth military task of leaving Afghanistan (Jan 2014), http://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-25848662
In Afghanistan drawdown, US forced to take costly option in transporting military gear out (Sept 2013), https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-afghanistan-drawdown-us-forced-to-take-costly-option-in-transporting-military-gear-out/2013/09/12/6a5e260a-1bde-11e3-b4fb-944b778463f5_story.html
The big retrograde. Withdrawing from Afghanistan (Apr 2013), http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21576720-logisticians-face-practical-and-geopolitical-mess-relish-big-retrograde
In addition it might also be worthwhile looking at reports published by the US GAO (http://www.gao.gov) and the UK NAO (https://www.nao.org.uk)
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