ACOUP - Logistics, How Did They Do It, Part II: Foraging

In the second part of his logistics series, Bret takes a look at the broad topic of “foraging,” a word which, as Bret explains, hides a great variety of human activity. In this case, from negotiated compromises and taxation to the horrors of war. To cover this wide range, Bret examines the different methods of foraging and the very different experiences those methods had for the armies as opposed to the peasant being foraged.

 

Apologies on this one as some sort of background hum got caught in the audio (I have no idea how) for the back half of the video and I really am at a loss for what caused it. It’s pretty consistent and small so it isn’t a massive interruption but it is strange.

 

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0:00 – Foraging

27:25 - On Friendly Ground

47:46 - Foraging the Enemy

1:16:22 - Impact on the Countryside

1:42:35 - Credits