A land-campaign book supplies a maritime logistics point: sustaining a British force in Portugal demanded an operating system comparable in difficulty to moving a great army toward Moscow. Wellington treated supply as a command responsibility and punished failures, whereas Napoleon is characterized as leaving logistics to subordinates. The comparison helps explain why overseas naval power must be judged through the forces and supply networks it can maintain ashore.
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Wellington and Napoleon as contrasting logistics models
Supporting Wellington in Portugal is contrasted with Napoleon's march on Moscow to show how command culture determines whether logistics shapes the plan.