Logistics in History: Volume 1

From prehistory to the 20th century, logistics has always driven the world.
In this first volume of a unique series, Davide Lega takes us on a passionate journey through the centuries to recount humanity’s great logistical epics: from the obsidian trade routes of prehistoric merchants to the siege of Tyre, from the Sahara caravans to the supply systems of the Napoleonic wars and the globalization of chocolate.

With an engaging narrative style and a divulgative yet precise approach, each chapter combines storytelling, history, and logistical analysis, showing how the exchange of goods, ideas, and technologies has been the true engine of human progress.

Enriched with curiosities, historical sources, and comparisons with the present, this book is a bridge between past and present, designed for logistics professionals, history enthusiasts, educators, and curious readers.

“Those who think well, build well.” – Leonardo da Vinci