Following on from my Zkn3 English User Manual, this blog will add in more advanced user methods and record my experience of using a Zettelkasten in research and turning the writing cycle.
Zettelkasten Zkn3 English Language Manual - part 1 Menu Items
The Zkn3 programme replicates Niklaus Luhmann’s original paper ‘Zettelkasten’ or Index Card Box. However the original programme was written in German and although both English and Spanish language version are available, ther eis not English language manual or documentation available. So by a system of trial and error I have written one. Any mistakes are mine alone, so please correct them in the comments box below
Logistics of the Tank Army: The Uman–Botoșani Operation, 1944
Soviet tank armies used a form of logistics different from that of Western armies that specifically allowed them a high degree of mobility and the ability to operate deeply behind enemy lines without fear of interruption. The build-up for offensives was provided by railways, and the offensives themselves were time limited, awaiting the arrival of the field armies and restored railway connections.
The deterioration in senior Allied command relationships in NW Europe 1944-45
In September 1944, a major argument broke out between the Allied commanders during the Normandy Campaign. The roots of this argument went back a long way, to the very concept used by the Allies to fight wars, the dysfunctional Allied command structure used in the Mediterranean Campaign, and the assumptions made by COSSAC in the early planing stages of Overlord. The actual arguments may have been about the day to day tactical decisions but these were only a symptom of larger command problems.
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Published: The Logistics of the Combined-Arms Army— the Rear: High Mobility Through Limited Means
This article sets out to examine the inner working of combined-arms armies logistics over the course of the war through the use of a series of seven reports contained within the ‘Collection of Materials on the Experience of War’ and comparing these assessments with statistics from archival documents on two actual operations, Operation Polkovodets Rumyantsev in August 1943 and the Vistula-Oder Operation in January 1945. These results show that combined-arms armies gained their operational mobility from rapid re-establishment of railways and a carefully choreographed use of a small motor vehicle fleet, coupled with strict adherence to weight limits and living off the land by combat troops and their horse-drawn transport. This achievement of high mobility using limited means was a unique approach particularly tailored to the Red Army’s force structure and the Soviet Union’s available economic support.
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Logistics of a Combined-arms Army of the Red Army - Seminar Presentation
As part of the ‘History Goes On’ seminar series, they have featured my delayed, seminar presentation. This was originally designed to be presented at the Second World War Group Conference in 2021 and to accompany the release of my article in the Journal of Slavic Military Studies Vol. 33 No. 4 due March 2021.
Research in archives
The aim of this blog piece is to outline the kind of research methodology that I use when doing a small project, say 10,000 words, a journal article, MA dissertation, something at that level. I will be using both libraries and archives for research, coupled with some online sources and some reference books.
