Twelve essays, including introduction and conclusion, come from an exploratory workshop on resource allocation and consumption as it relates to military activity held November 2003 at the U. of Birmingham. With the goal of examining models of period logistical systems ever in mind, and with a number of fine illustrations, contributors describe their work in historical military logistics, applied topology, an archeological project in the Tiber Valley, paleoecology and landscape reconstruction in the eastern Mediterranean, land use and settlement theories, communication routes, the behavior of armies, and integrative technologies. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)