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Through Mobility We Conquer
George F. Hofmann
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Description for Through Mobility We Conquer
Recounts the evolution and development of the US Army's modern mechanized cavalry and the doctrines necessary to use it effectively, and explores the debates over how best to use cavalry. Illustrated with many photographs, maps, and charts, this book examines how technology revolutionized US forces in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 512 pages, 96 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBW; JWD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 46. Weight in Grams: 989.
The U.S. Cavalry, which began in the nineteenth century as little more than a mounted reconnaissance and harrying force, underwent intense growing pains with the rapid technological developments of the twentieth century. From its tentative beginnings during World War I, the eventual conversion of the traditional horse cavalry to a mechanized branch is arguably one of the greatest military transformations in history. Through Mobility We Conquer recounts the evolution and development of the U.S. Army's modern mechanized cavalry and the doctrine necessary to use it effectively, and explores the debates over how best to use cavalry. Having reviewed thousands of ... Read more
The U.S. Cavalry, which began in the nineteenth century as little more than a mounted reconnaissance and harrying force, underwent intense growing pains with the rapid technological developments of the twentieth century. From its tentative beginnings during World War I, the eventual conversion of the traditional horse cavalry to a mechanized branch is arguably one of the greatest military transformations in history. Through Mobility We Conquer recounts the evolution and development of the U.S. Army's modern mechanized cavalry and the doctrine necessary to use it effectively, and explores the debates over how best to use cavalry. Having reviewed thousands of ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
600
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813124032
SKU
V9780813124032
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About George F. Hofmann
George F. Hofmann, history professor at the University of Cincinnati, served in the U.S. Army (Armor). He is the author of The Super Sixth: A History of the 6th Armored Division in World War II and Its Post-War Association and Cold War Casualty: The Court-Martial of Major General Robert W. Grow; and is coeditor (with Donn A. Starry) of Camp ... Read more
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