Author: Harry Yeide
Publisher: Zenith Imprint
ISBN: 9781616738990
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Steeds of Steel
Author: Harry Yeide
Publisher: Zenith Imprint
ISBN: 9781616738990
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Publisher: Zenith Imprint
ISBN: 9781616738990
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Steeds of Steel
Author: Harry Yeide
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760333600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In World War II the U.S. Armys mechanized cavalry force served in an astounding variety of ways. Mechanized cavalrymen scouted and fought in tanks, armored cars, and jeeps; battled on and from the sea in tracked amphibians; stormed beaches from landing craft; slipped ashore in rubber rafts from submarines; climbed mountains; battled hand-to-hand; and even occasionally rode horses. This work follows the mechanized cavalry from its earliest days--landing in North Africa during Operation Torch and fighting on the jungle-clad slopes of Guadalcanal--through the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Europe, and the Pacific. Drawing on official after-action reports, contemporary combat records, personal recollections, and interviews conducted by the Army with soldiers shortly after battle, Steeds of Steel provides a vivid picture of what the war was like for the men of the mechanized cavalry. When World War II broke out in 1939, the U.S. Cavalry was still mainly the proud, horse-mounted force it had been since the nations founding; within a year, the cavalry branch had lost its horses and very nearly its mission. Steeds of Steel tells how the cavalrymen carved out a new and critical role on the modern battlefield. Harry Yeides narrative shows us troopers learning to outwit the enemy in the African desert, on Italian peaks, along European hedgerows, and through Pacific jungles. We see cavalrymen working alone, miles ahead of the nearest friendly units. And we witness the heroic efforts of the mechanized cavalry troop, joining the battle wherever an American infantry division serves. The mechanized cavalrys brilliant legacy has lived on in the armored cavalry for more than half a century. As the U.S. Army debates its role on the battlefield, this volume (illustrated with over two dozen photos and diagrams) reminds us of our enduring debt to this incomparable fighting force.
Publisher: Zenith Press
ISBN: 9780760333600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In World War II the U.S. Armys mechanized cavalry force served in an astounding variety of ways. Mechanized cavalrymen scouted and fought in tanks, armored cars, and jeeps; battled on and from the sea in tracked amphibians; stormed beaches from landing craft; slipped ashore in rubber rafts from submarines; climbed mountains; battled hand-to-hand; and even occasionally rode horses. This work follows the mechanized cavalry from its earliest days--landing in North Africa during Operation Torch and fighting on the jungle-clad slopes of Guadalcanal--through the campaigns in the Mediterranean, Europe, and the Pacific. Drawing on official after-action reports, contemporary combat records, personal recollections, and interviews conducted by the Army with soldiers shortly after battle, Steeds of Steel provides a vivid picture of what the war was like for the men of the mechanized cavalry. When World War II broke out in 1939, the U.S. Cavalry was still mainly the proud, horse-mounted force it had been since the nations founding; within a year, the cavalry branch had lost its horses and very nearly its mission. Steeds of Steel tells how the cavalrymen carved out a new and critical role on the modern battlefield. Harry Yeides narrative shows us troopers learning to outwit the enemy in the African desert, on Italian peaks, along European hedgerows, and through Pacific jungles. We see cavalrymen working alone, miles ahead of the nearest friendly units. And we witness the heroic efforts of the mechanized cavalry troop, joining the battle wherever an American infantry division serves. The mechanized cavalrys brilliant legacy has lived on in the armored cavalry for more than half a century. As the U.S. Army debates its role on the battlefield, this volume (illustrated with over two dozen photos and diagrams) reminds us of our enduring debt to this incomparable fighting force.
Steel Steeds Christie
Author: J. Christie
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781686653025
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
J. Edward Christie's little book "Steel Steeds Christie" was attacked from all sides by military history writers, reviewers, and researchers when it was first published. Charles M. Province offers the complete story about the reviews of the book, the rebuttals, and the final complaints from all of the military "experts" along with his small involvement in the sordid affair. It makes for interesting reading and asks the basic question, "Why should critics tell people what to read and what not to read." This book will let you make up your own mind on the subject.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781686653025
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
J. Edward Christie's little book "Steel Steeds Christie" was attacked from all sides by military history writers, reviewers, and researchers when it was first published. Charles M. Province offers the complete story about the reviews of the book, the rebuttals, and the final complaints from all of the military "experts" along with his small involvement in the sordid affair. It makes for interesting reading and asks the basic question, "Why should critics tell people what to read and what not to read." This book will let you make up your own mind on the subject.
The Complete Concordance to Shakspeare
Author: Mary Cowden Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
Steel Steeds Christie
Author: J. Edward Christie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare
Author: Mary Cowden Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
The Complete Concordance to Shakspere
Author: Mary Cowden Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The Complete Concordance to Shakespere: Being a Verbal Index to All the Passages in the Dramatic Works of the Poet
Author: Mary Victoria Cowden CLARKE
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 868
Book Description
The complete concordance to Shakespere
Author: Mary Cowden Clarke
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
A Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Samuel Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description