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Cavalry
is a lavishly illustrated account of the rise and
fall of an elite fighting force. For centuries the
possession of weapons and a horse was a sign of
nobility. From the relationship between warrior, horse
and weapons grew the ideal of knighthood and the
romantic image of the dashing cavalryman. Behind
this familiar myth, however, lies a hard-edged reality.
Cavalry were the shock troops of ancient and
medieval warfare - a warrior on a horseback was, in
general, more powerful, better armed and more
manoeuvrable than a soldier on the ground. The
possession of arms and a charger ensured the
cavalryman his status, while the possession of cavalry
ensured a ruler both spectacle and power.
Cavalry
describes the history of the soldier on
horseback, from the early horse archers of the Middle
East to the Italian mounted crossbowmen of the
fifteenth century, and from the sixteenth-century
Muscovite boyars to the 7th US Cavalry. An
introductory account of the development of cavalry
covers the history of its organization and tactics in
different forces throughout the world, illustrated with
31 line drawings.
Over 100 superb colour plates specially commissioned
for this book, accurately depict representative
cavalrymen whose actions shaped the political and
military history of their day. Every picture is
accompanied by a caption giving concise information
about that particular type of cavalry - its history,
tactics and battles as well as details of dress, weapons
and armour. Those selected - the horse archers,
knights, hussars, dragoons and lancers - range across
2,500 years of conflict and each one played a
significant part in the cavalry's history and
development.
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Cavalry
is a lavishly illustrated account of the rise and
fall of an elite fighting force. For centuries the
possession of weapons and a horse was a sign of
nobility. From the relationship between warrior, horse
and weapons grew the ideal of knighthood and the
romantic image of the dashing cavalryman. Behind
this familiar myth, however, lies a hard-edged reality.
Cavalry were the shock troops of ancient and
medieval warfare - a warrior on a horseback was, in
general, more powerful, better armed and more
manoeuvrable than a soldier on the ground. The
possession of arms and a charger ensured the
cavalryman his status, while the possession of cavalry
ensured a ruler both spectacle and power.
Cavalry
describes the history of the soldier on
horseback, from the early horse archers of the Middle
East to the Italian mounted crossbowmen of the
fifteenth century, and from the sixteenth-century
Muscovite boyars to the 7th US Cavalry. An
introductory account of the development of cavalry
covers the history of its organization and tactics in
different forces throughout the world, illustrated with
31 line drawings.
Over 100 superb colour plates specially commissioned
for this book, accurately depict representative
cavalrymen whose actions shaped the political and
military history of their day. Every picture is
accompanied by a caption giving concise information
about that particular type of cavalry - its history,
tactics and battles as well as details of dress, weapons
and armour. Those selected - the horse archers,
knights, hussars, dragoons and lancers - range across
2,500 years of conflict and each one played a
significant part in the cavalry's history and
development.
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