Through mobility we conquer : the mechanization of U.S. Cavalry / George F. Hofmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hofmann, George F.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army. Cavalry--History--20th century.

United States.

Mechanization, Military--United States--History.

Mechanization, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (595 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2006.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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 th

Contents:

Frank Parker: early mechanized cavalry theorist

A reason to be!

The struggle for an innovative doctrine and a combat car

Cavalrymen looking for new mounts and a tactical doctrine

The "great cavalry debate" over new opportunities

So he lost it all?

Sneak and peek, or fight?

Mechanized cavalry from Normandy to the end of the war

The terrible turmoil of postwar Germany and the U.S. Constabulary

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-549) and index.

ISBN:

9786613232632

9780813137575

0813137578

9780813134819

0813134811

9781283232630

1283232634

9780813171425

0813171423

OCLC:

70262662