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Riders of the Apocalypse : German Cavalry and Modern Warfare, 1870 - 1945
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dorondo, David R.
- Series:
- Association of the United States Army Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germany. Heer--Cavalry--History--20th century.
- Germany.
- World War, 1939-1945--Cavalry operations.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Local Subjects:
- Germany. Heer--Cavalry--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Cavalry operations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (546 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Riders of the Apocalypse
- Place of Publication:
- Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Despite the enduring popular image of the blitzkrieg of World War II, the German Army always depended on horses. It could not have waged war without them. While the Army's reliance on draft horses to pull artillery, supply wagons, and field kitchens is now generally acknowledged, D. R. Dorondo's Riders of the Apocalypse examines the history of the German cavalry, a combat arm that not only survived World War I but also rode to war again in 1939. Though concentrating on the period between 1939 and 1945, the book places that history firmly within the larger context of the mounted arm
- Contents:
- Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; 1 - The Day of the Horseman; 2 - The Legacy of 1870; 3 - Not Quite Sunset: The Cavalry in World War I; 4 - False Dawn: The Interwar Period, 1918-1933; 5 - The Field of Mars: Cavalry Equipment, Horses, and Doctrine in the 1930s; 6 - Bucking the Trend: The Cavalry Rides to War, 1939-1940; 7 - Barbarossa: The 1st Cavalry Division in Russia, 1941-1942; 8 - Hell's Outriders: Cavalry of the Waffen-SS; 9 - Pale Horsemen: The 8th Waffen-SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer, 1942-1943
- 10 - Last Recall: The 1st Cavalry Corps, 1943-1945Epilogue: Whither the Horses?; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Appendix D; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781612510873
- 1612510876
- OCLC:
- 818108516
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