What Horse for the Cavalry?
Author: Spencer Borden
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 130
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Author: Spencer Borden
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 130
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Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2016-10-05
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781333849559
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from What Horse for the Cavalry? Were we to become involved with any other power at the present time, the army of the United States knows not where to find horses for its mounted service, no matter what it should be willing to pay. Americans are optimists. They need not live in a fool's paradise. Facts are available which should cause the nation to remedy existing conditions, or at least to make some move ment toward finding a remedy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: William H. Carter
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2003-10
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781592281589
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe classic handbook on American military horses--now back in print.
Author: Timothy B. Smith
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2020-02-08
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 1611214297
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“This epic account is as thrilling and fast-paced as the raid itself and will quickly rival, if not surpass, Dee Brown’s Grierson’s Raid as the standard.” —Terrence J. Winschel, historian (ret.), Vicksburg National Military Park Winner, Operational/Battle History, Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Book Award Winner, Fletcher Pratt Literary Award, Civil War Round Table of New York There were other simultaneous operations to distract Confederate attention from the real threat posed by U. S. Grant’s Army of the Tennessee. Benjamin Grierson’s operation, however, mainly conducted with two Illinois cavalry regiments, has become the most famous, and for good reason: For 16 days (April 17 to May 2) Grierson led Confederate pursuers on a high-stakes chase through the entire state of Mississippi, entering the northern border with Tennessee and exiting its southern border with Louisiana. Throughout, he displayed outstanding leadership and cunning, destroyed railroad tracks, burned trestles and bridges, freed slaves, and created as much damage and chaos as possible. Grierson’s Raid broke a vital Confederate rail line at Newton Station that supplied Vicksburg and, perhaps most importantly, consumed the attention of the Confederate high command. While Confederate Lt. Gen. John Pemberton at Vicksburg and other Southern leaders looked in the wrong directions, Grant moved his entire Army of the Tennessee across the Mississippi River below Vicksburg, spelling the doom of that city, the Confederate chances of holding the river, and perhaps the Confederacy itself. Based upon years of research and presented in gripping, fast-paced prose, Timothy B. Smith’s The Real Horse Soldiers captures the high drama and tension of the 1863 horse soldiers in a modern, comprehensive, academic study. Readers will find it fills a wide void in Civil War literature.
Author: George Walsh
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 479
ISBN-13: 0765312700
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Ellis
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2004-04-30
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1844150968
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author explores in detail the history of mounted warfare which in reality is a history of war itself. For over 3,000 years the mounted warrior was a dominant figure, mobility and speed of the horse were invaluable, and the charge itself often the defining moment of any battle. The author has gone to great lengths to make this a highly readable, well researched, beautifully illustrated history. This book will delight everyone interested in military history and those who are thrilled by the special 'romance' of the horse in warfare.
Author: Henry Carr Pearson
Publisher: CUP Archive
Published: 2018-04-25
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13:
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Author: Lucian Lucian
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-01-14
Total Pages: 494
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Works of Lucian, Vol. 1 But furely, my friend, general fatire, and true humour (and thefe you are kind enough to grant me), fiand as fair a chance of general approbation as any other fpecies of au thorial merit can entitle us to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Col. John J. Boniface
Publisher:
Published: 2019-10-10
Total Pages: 562
ISBN-13: 9781773232164
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is quite simply the most important book ever written in the English language by a military man on the subject of equestrian travel. It was designed to be used by the United States cavalry. Yet it differs from traditional manuals in that it has says nothing about drills and everything about horse journeys. If you want to learn how to properly pack and ride a horse over extremely long distances, then you are holding the cavalry man's sacred text in your hands. At the dawn of the 20th century experts were busy predicting the imminent demise of the horse. Mankind's most historically influential comrade would make way for the automobile, cynics said. Yet the young author of this remarkable volume disagreed with the critics. No machine of steam and steel, of cog or cam, no vapor-fed motor, no craft propelled by batteries or boilers would ever successfully displace the horse from our on-going needs, advised Boniface. Part text book, part history book and all inspiration, "The Cavalry Horse and His Pack" is the lasting tribute to the great horseman and talented writer who foresaw the day when horse travel would once again flourish and a book such as this one would be cherished by unforeseen generations of Long Riders, cavalry students and horse lovers.
Author: Wilhelm Museler
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
Published: 2021-04-01
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1646011015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOut of print for more than 20 years, this classic book on equitation introduces and explains the art of riding. Updated with all new color photography of contemporary riders and horses, it includes details on training the rider, schooling the horse, cross-country riding, dressage exercises, and jumping techniques. It expertly provides a wealth of practical knowledge and experience and concisely lays down rules and guidelines that are as applicable today as when the book was written more than 70 years ago. Beginners and experts alike will find the instructions easy to follow and will benefit from the essential theoretical background provided here but so often overlooked in modern riding.