Cavalry
A Global History of Horse Soldiers
$96.84
- Hardcover
216 pages
- Release Date
18 January 2022
Summary
For millennia, cavalry was the premier combat arm. Horses gave armies mobility and speed; often cavalry charges, either on the enemy’s flanks and into his rear or through his center, led to the decision in a battle. This book analyzes the use of mounted troops from prehistoric times to recent conflicts in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
In contrast to many military history treatises that seek to identify a decline of cavalry over time in favor of modern infantry, Alexander Que…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783963600395 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 396360039X |
| Author: | Alexander Querengässer |
| Publisher: | Zeughausverlag GmbH |
| Imprint: | Zeughausverlag GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 216 |
| Release Date: | 18 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.37kg |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 210mm |
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About The Author
Alexander Querengässer
Dr. Alexander Querengasser studied history at the Leipzig University and received his doctorate at the Potsdam University. He is the author of more than twenty books. With the Zeughaus Verlag he has published a series “Beitrage zur Geschichte des Militars in Sachsen” (Articles on the History of the Military in Saxony), for which he wrote the volumes “LeCoq - Ein sachsisches Soldatenleben” (LeCoq - a Saxon Soldier’s Life) and “Kesselsdorf 1745 - Eine Entscheidungsschlacht in der Fruhen Neuzeit” (Kesseldorf 1745 - a Decisive Battle in the Early Modern Age). He is also the author of “Hussite Warfare: The Armies, Equipment, Tactics and Campaigns, 1419-1437”.
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