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Introduction 'Before a commander can even start thinking of manoeuvring or giving battle, of marching this way and that, of penetrating, enveloping, encircling, of annihilating or wearing down, in short of putting into practice the whole rigmarole of strategy, he has - or ought - to make sure of his own ability to supply his soldiers with those 3,000 calories a day without which they will very soon cease to be of any use as soldiers; that roads to carry them to the right place at the right time are available, and that movement along these roads will not be impeded by either a shortage or a superabundance or transport.'(Van Creveld, 1997) In as much as military strategy and tactics have changed with advances in technology then so the range, depth and composition of soldiers on the battlefield have also changed. The principle remains the same however in that soldiers...

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