Cavalry Its History and Tactics (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

L. E. Nolan

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ISBN 10 : 1330467876 ISBN 13 : 9781330467879

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

From horse to battlefield, this book blends history with practical cavalry tactics for today’s reader.

Cavalry: Its History and Tactics surveys the arm’s story from ancient to more recent times and then broadens to the real work of riding, drill, and field maneuver. It emphasizes practical knowledge—dress, equipment, and how to apply core tactics—so officers and soldiers can improve performance in war’s urgent moments. The author aims to illuminate practical steps while acknowledging the limits of what any single manual can offer, making it a useful reference for both students of military history and practitioners in the field.

• Understand the long arc of cavalry from historic battles to modern questions of organization and tactics.


• Learn riding methods that stress balance, leg pressure, and a responsive hand for quick, controlled movement.


• Explore field movements, pursuit, and the role of horse and rider in fast, decisive actions.


• Consider organizational ideas that could boost efficiency and effectiveness in cavalry units.

Ideal for readers of military history and cavalry professionals seeking a concise, practical perspective on an enduring arm.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Cavalry Its History and Tactics

There is, perhaps, no branch of the whole science of war which has engaged so little of the attention of military writers as that which refers to the formation and employment of cavalry; while at the same time it, must he admitted that few branches of the service are really more important than this.

On looking, however, closely at the subject, it is easy to understand why this should be the case. The tactics of cavalry are not capable of being reduced to rule, like the mechanical operations of the engineer, or even the slower and more methodical movements of infantry.

With the cavalry officer almost everything depends on the clearness of his coup d'æil, and the felicity with which he seizes the happy moment of action, and, when once action is determined upon, the rapidity with which his intentions are carried into effect. There is little time for thought, none for hesitation; and, once the movement is commenced, its successful accomplishment is the only thought allowed to pass through the mind of the commander.

Much, then, must partake more of the inspiration of genius than of the result of calculation and rule. Still there is a great deal in the profession of a cavalry officer which can be reduced to writing, and which it is most important he should know and carefully study; many things which his knowing beforehand will enable him to profit by, or, having carefully thought over, will suggest to him, in the hour of need, expedients that no amount of service or of thought would ever enable him to perceive without previous reading and long study of the subject.

Nothing, however, can well be more difficult than to attain to this in the present state of the literature on the subject.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330467876
• ISBN 13: 9781330467879
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 219
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