World War II : Fleet logistics

For informations about US Navy fleet logistics in World War II.

Recommend the following two books on this topic:

Carter, RADM Worrall. Beans, Bullets, and Black Oil. (The Story of Fleet Logistics Afloat in the Pacific During World War II.) Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1953.

Carter, RADM Worrall, and Elmer Duvall, USN (Retired). Ships, Salvage, and Sinews of War. (The Story of Fleet Logistics Afloat in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Waters During World War II.) Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1954.

For more detailed information on this topic, you may wish to consult US Navy operational records from World War II, including those dealing with logistics matters, which are located at:

Modern Military Branch
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
(301-837-3510)
http://www.archives.gov/contact/

Regrettfully, US Navy logistical history has not received the attention of historians the way that operational history has. Consequently, there are relatively few books on the subject.