Sustainment is decisive: without baggage-train, provisions, and bases of supply, an army is lost.
By Sun Tzu, from L'Art de la guerre
Key Arguments
- Logistics underpin maneuver; the absence of transport, food, and supply bases leads to defeat regardless of tactical intent.
Source Quotes
11. We may take it then that an army without its baggage-train is lost; without provisions it is lost; without bases of supply it is lost. 12.
Key Concepts
- We may take it then that an army without its baggage-train is lost; without provisions it is lost; without bases of supply it is lost.
Context
vii. Maneuvering (lines 406–489) — logistical prerequisites for maneuver