Cavalry from hoof to track / Roman Jarymowycz ; foreword by General Donn A. Starry.
Cavalry from hoof to track / Roman Jarymowycz ; foreword by General Donn A. Starry.
Cavalry from hoof to track / Roman Jarymowycz ; foreword by General Donn A. Starry.
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Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N357.09/ 1
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English
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xx, 276 p., [15] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Calvary and the Operational Art -- 2. The Classical Horse -- 3. The West in Decline: Mongol Calvary -- 4. The Medieval Calvary -- 5. Into the Aufklarung: Calvary and the Lace Wars -- 6. Napoleonics, Part I: Calvary Becomes an Operational Arm -- 7. Napoleonics, Part II: Ulm to Waterloo -- 8. The I...
17. The Warhorse in the New Millennium: Hoofed and Tracked -- 18. The Deliquescence of the Cavalry.
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Westport, Conn. : Praeger Security International, 2008.
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Connecticut
Date Published
2008.
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"The cavalry and its doctrine are misunderstood, and its tactics and operations remain a mystery for many civilians. New technology and the increased integration of the armed forces have created the illusion that the cavalry no longer exists as a distinct military entity and philosophy. Jarymowycz clarifies these misconceptions by offering a compre...
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Cavalry from hoof to track / Roman Jarymowycz ; foreword by General Donn A. Starry.
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War, technology, and history.
War, technology, and history, 1556-4924.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-266) and index.
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N357.09/ 1
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74VK3LK3QO43
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3LK3QO43
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0275987264 (alk. paper)
9780275987268 (alk. paper)
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357.09
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991023788849702626
