HIST 263 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canadian Expeditionary Force, Organizational Culture
31 Jan 2017
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Describe the logistical considerations that historic military forces need to consider. Judge relative importance of services in a resource management activity. Water, food, housing, clothing, weaponry, ammunition, medicine, rst aid, sex, graves/ grave diggers, toilets, soap, vehicles/horses, oil/gas/horse food, transportation, ocean movement, entertainment, postal services, alcohol, religious services, last rites. Logistical considerations don"t change much but the solutions do! The way a country will solve logistical issues is based on the conditions at hand and on their military"s organizational culture: e. g. Culture: all aspects of a group"s behaviour and social organization . Organizational culture: the collection of values, attitudes and beliefs which provide people with a common way of interpreting events . Canadian soldiers were sent to war in 1914 with the ross ri e, an excellent hunting ri e that only red when dry. They also went with military-issued boot soles that dissolved when wet. European climate in 1914-1915: very, very damp and rainy.
