Cavalry from Hoof to Track

History of cavalry from horses to tanks and helicoptersSweeping narrative covers the ancient world, the Mongol hordes, medieval knights, the Napoleonic era, the Charge of the Light Brigade, the American Civil War, World Wars I and II, and moreCavalry from Hoof to Track traces the evolution of the cavalry and demonstrates how its survival is a history of creative responses to the changing dynamics of modern warfare.