The Red Ball Express was an extraordinary logistics operation in Europe during WW II. Thousands of trucks were used like a vast bucket brigade to transport fuel and other supplies to the rapdily advancing front. Nothing like it had ever been done before, but the whole operation was organized and put into motion in a matter of days. Although, like the Pony Express, it was only used for a few months, the Red Ball Express became a legend for its amazing accomplishments.
A new page of Olive-Drab.com (in the War Stories section) presents the facts:
