A Soldier Supporting Soldiers

An Army Officer's Account

A Soldier Supporting Soldiers is a book by Joseph M. Heiser, Jr., a US Army officer whose career was spent in logistics, the work of keeping troops supplied, equipped and moving. The title states the theme: soldiering from the support side, where ammunition, fuel and vehicles reach the people at the front. It belongs on the shelf of anyone who reads Army history, studies sustainment, or collects official Army publications.

Features

• Written By Joseph M. Heiser, Jr. — The author's name is printed in red across the foot of the front cover.
• Logistics Perspective — The book covers the supply and support side of Army operations rather than the combat arms alone.
• Department Of The Army PIN — The back cover carries PIN 046471-000, the publication identification number the Army assigns to its own printed titles.
• ISBN 978-1-78039-292-9 — The full ISBN and barcode are printed on the back cover for easy cataloging.
• World War II Front Cover — A black-and-white beachhead photograph shows landing craft, half-tracks, cranes and troops climbing up from the shore.
• Matching Back Cover Photo — A second wartime image shows ships offshore, vehicles on the beach and columns of soldiers moving inland.
• Reference For Researchers — Useful background for students of military logistics, Army officers and readers of World War II and Cold War era service histories.

Publication Details

The Department of the Army PIN on the back cover marks this as an official Army title, the same identification system used across Army field manuals and pamphlets. Both covers use period beach landing photographs that show the scale of the supply effort behind an amphibious assault, which matches the book's subject. Look for ISBN 978-1-78039-292-9 if you are checking it against a reading list or library record.