Download or read book CAVALRYMANS STORY written by Hamilton Hawkins Howze and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1996-02-17 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He began his career as a horse soldier, commanded a tank regiment in World War II, and retired as an accomplished sky cavalry tactician. In the course of thirty-five years in the military, Hamilton Howze witnessed and took part in a century's worth of change." "A Cavalryman's Story is the memoir of a professional soldier, born into the lineage of West Point and recognized today as the father of U.S. Army Airmobile tactics and doctrine. With understated charm and humor, the author writes of his polo-playing years in a 1930s Army that still relied on horses, and then of the sudden, almost remarkable transition to armored divisions when the United States entered World War II. He captures the tenor of combat from the "upper middle" perspective of a regimental commander, reading Clausewitz, battling tanks, and chasing the Germans across North Africa and Italy." "It was in the mid-1950s that General Howze emerged as one of a handful of perceptive army officers who recognized the potential of a sky cavalry - divisions in which helicopters replaced ground vehicles in providing fire power, mobility intelligence, and logistical support. As the first director of Army Aviation, General Howze promoted that concept to industry, the government, and the public. His vision came to fruition in the 1960s when he presided over the U.S. Army Tactical Mobility Requirements Board, known as the Howze Board, which made sweeping recommendations to Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and proved the viability of sky cavalry in combat." "Revealing the temperament as well as the life history of an American gentleman-soldier, A Cavalryman's Story provides an authoritative look at the forging of the modern Army and a wry perspective on the perennial absurdities of military life, whether in peace or in war."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book The Story of a Cavalry Regiment written by William Forse Scott and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Story of a Cavalry Regiment written by Thomas West Smith and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Cavalry A Global History written by Jeremy Black and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original and unique work that will fill a huge gap in the field of military history, and be of interest to both scholars and general readers. It is a picture of the universal role of cavalry in warfare from earliest times to the present - and future. This book covers the role of horses and essential mobility in 'shock action', in warfare in the classical world, in the major civilizations of China and India, Steppe cavalry, in the middle ages with Islamic and European conflict, the 'social politics' in Christendom with knightly valor, and war with non-Christian forces including the Muslim invasion of Europe, Islamic Spain, and conflict with the Mongols. The early modern period covers the Asia and North Africa and the Ottomans - a major field of warfare continuing up to the modern period - and the time is notable for the introduction of horses in the Americas - a new phase in cavalry history. The modern period from Napoleon to the First World War is the history of the mobility of cavalry in European warfare and in imperial expansion and empire-building, but the concept of cavalry 'redundancy' arises in the maelstrom of 1914-1918 with artillery bombardment, trench warfare, and the role of infantry. The long 'transition' period leading up the present and future is fascinating for both cavalry and infantry, with the development of tanks and armor. And here is a fascinating and original concept of cavalry 'transformation' and not cavalry 'survivalism', with modern and post-modern development of drone warfare - from horses to drones - as a 'new cavalry' for reconnaissance and combat.

Download or read book Cavalryman of the Lost Cause written by Jeffry D. Wert and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this major biography of J.E.B. Stuart—the first in two decades—uses newly available documents to draw the fullest, most accurate portrait of the legendary Confederate cavalry commander ever published. • Major figure of American history: James Ewell Brown Stuart was the South’s most successful and most colorful cavalry commander during the Civil War. Like many who die young (Stuart was thirty-one when he succumbed to combat wounds), he has been romanticized and popular- ized. One of the best-known figures of the Civil War, J.E.B. Stuart is almost as important a figure in the Confederate pantheon as Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. • Most comprehensive biography to date: Cavalryman of the Lost Cause is based on manuscripts and unpublished letters as well as the latest Civil War scholarship. Stuart’s childhood and family are scrutinized, as is his service in Kansas and on the frontier before the Civil War. The research in this biography makes it the authoritative work.

Download or read book The Story of a Cavalryman written by Edward Winslow and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-05 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Maine, Edward F. Winslow is a direct descendant of a man who came to America on the first voyage of the Mayflower. Winslow moves to Iowa and is working as a railway contractor when the Civil War starts. Winslow volunteers, mustering in as the Captain of Company F, 4th Iowa Cavalry in October 1861. Winslow spends the next 18 months learning a cavalryman's responsibilities and is appointed colonel of his regiment on the day Vicksburg falls. Winslow is assigned greater and greater responsibilities as he rises to the rank of brigadier general by the end of the war. His narrative includes analyses on the use of cavalry during the Union campaigns from July 1863 through April 1865 in the states of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Discover how a young man in his twenties, with no military training prior to the war, rises to the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War.

Download or read book Assembly written by West Point Association of Graduates (Organization). and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Story of the Rough Riders 1st U S Volunteer Cavalry written by Edward Marshall and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Yellowlegs written by Richard Wormser and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colorful, action-packed early history of the horse-riding branch of the U.S. Army. In this comprehensive and lively account, Richard Wormser—who was himself an enthusiastic horseman—narrates the major events and characters of the U.S. Cavalry’s formative, and, some might say fruitful, years. From the American Revolution and the exploits of men such as Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee III and Francis Marion, the first of the guerrillas, the author follows on with Stephen Kearny, the “Father of the Cavalry” whose dragoons went west to California on mules, and his nephew Philip, who organized the famed Gray Horse Troop of the Mexican War. Other famous names featured include Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson; George Crook, who admired the Indians it was his duty to hunt down; and George Armstrong Custer. A U.S. Army officer and cavalry commander who served with distinction in the American Civil War, Custer is most remembered for leading more than 200 of his men to their deaths in the Battle of the Little Bighorn in June 1876. Also known as “Custer’s Last Stand’, Bighorn was part of the Black Hills War against a confederation of Plains Indians, including the Cheyenne and Dakota Sioux. It remains one of the most controversial battles in American history. Roosevelt’s Roughriders and Black Jack Pershing, who led his troops in an automobile, complete the narrative—one which is undoubtedly a saga of daring raids, of epic marches, and of grueling battles. As the author reveals, the story of the U.S. Cavalry is also the story of the birth and growth of America itself.

Download or read book Elwood s Stories of the Old Ringgold Cavalry 1847 1865 written by John Williams Elwood and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three year cavalry of the Civil War.

Download or read book Cavalry Hero written by Dorothy Adams and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kazimierz Michal Władysław Wiktor Pulaski of Slepowron (English: Casimir Pulaski) (1745-1779), was a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who together with his counterpart Michael Kovats de Fabriczy has been hailed as “the father of the American cavalry”. Pulaski is remembered as a hero who fought for independence and freedom in both Poland and the United States. Numerous places and events are named in his honor, and he is commemorated by many works of art. Pulaski is one of only eight people to be awarded honorary United States citizenship. Born in Warsaw in 1745, he followed in his father’s footsteps and joined the military and the revolutionary affairs in Poland (the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). Pulaski was one of the leading military commanders for the Bar Confederation and fought against Russian domination of the Commonwealth. When this uprising failed, he was driven into exile. Following a recommendation by Benjamin Franklin, Pulaski travelled to North America to help in the cause of the American Revolutionary War. He distinguished himself throughout the revolution, most notably when he saved the life of George Washington. Pulaski became a general in the Continental Army, created the Pulaski Cavalry Legion and reformed the American cavalry as a whole. At the Battle of Savannah, while leading a daring charge against British forces, he was gravely wounded, and died shortly thereafter on October 11, 1779. In this fascinating biography about Casimir Pulaski, Dorothy Adams brings to life the story of someone with unquenched ideals, who, like herself, bridged the double patriotisms of Poland and America.

Download or read book CAVALRYMANS STORY written by Hamilton Hawkins Howze and published by Smithsonian. This book was released on 1996-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of Army General Hamilton Howze whose thirty-five year career included duty in three wars and the position as the first director of Army Aviation where he realized his vision of an Army relying on helicopters for mobility, fire power, intelligence, and logistical support.

Download or read book Lincoln s Cavalrymen written by Edward G. Longacre and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This modern study focuses solely on the cavalry of the Army of the Potomac and includes all major battles and commanders. Drawing heavily on primary sources, the author has consulted 50 manuscript collections pertaining to general officers of cavalry as well as the unpublished letters and diaries of 200 officers and enlisted men, representing almost every mounted unit in the Army of the Potomac.

Download or read book Mounted Warriors written by Gene Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than four thousand years, men mounted horses as they went to battle. This book examines the development of warfare on horseback.

Download or read book Armor written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Grant s Cavalryman written by Edward G. Longacre and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in Shawneetown, Illinois in time to be newly graduated from West Point when the Civil War started, James H. Wilson became a brigadier general by the age of twenty-six. Fueled by boundless ambition and the desire to serve his country, he reorganized the Union cavalry in time to gain the upper hand over the Confederate army. But the story of this brash, young man did not end with the capture of Jefferson Davis, for which Wilson was ultimately responsible. His life after the Civil War was also representative of American tenacity in the midst of explosive growth and change during the late-nineteenth century. He became a military governor in Georgia during Reconstruction, a railroad baron from the start of the Industrial Revolution, and a military advisor during World War I. The story of Wilson’s life remains a compelling example for us in these rapidly changing times, and resonates as an excellent account of one man’s lasting impression on his century.

Download or read book The Gray Riders written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was it like to ride with Stuart, Forrest, or Mosby? Here are stories from the Confederate cavalry, expressing the experiences and emotions of those who served as the eyes and ears of the army. Some tales are humorous; others portray comradeship, pride, and patriotism.Unlike the large-scale artillery and infantry battles, most cavalry fights were skirmishes among small groups of mounted men, often serving as scouts. They fell not by scores and hundreds, but by two and tens. Even their enemies spoke of the Confederate cavalry, with admiration.Lee Jacobs has brought units like the Terry Texas Rangers and individuals to life in this collection of deeply felt experiences of horse soldiers in both east and west.