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 Author Name: Randy Steffen
Title: UNITED STATES MILITARY SADDLES, 1812-1943
Binding: Paperback
Type: BOOK
Publisher: UNIVERSITY of OKLAHOMA PRESS
ISBN Number: 0806121025 / 9780806121024
Seller ID: 1062751
Thoroughly delightful & well-written book, enjoyable to read & handsomely illustrated by the author. Saddles, the uniforms, arms, & equip in detail. 176 pgs.
'A large part of American history was written from the seat of a military saddle. While the United States Army used horse-mounted fighting men from the very beginning, it was in the 19th century - from the decade before the Mexican War through the Indian wars - that the dashing cavalry units captured the American imagination.
The horse solders remained part of the army until 1943, when the military converted them to mechanized forces. Even so, West Point did not tear down its stables and abandon its riding-proficiency requirement until 1947. The long retention of the cavalry was due to affection for the memory of the glorious role of the cavalry in American military history.
WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING:
"United States Military Saddles is a thoroughly delightful and well-written book, enjoyable to read and handsomely illustrated by the author, an artist of no mean ability." - Indiana Military History Journal
"This is an excellent book, not the least feature of which is its many drawings showing in addition to saddles, the uniforms, arms, and equipment in detail." - Chicago Westerners Brandbook
"The Company of Military Historians, through its Review Board, takes pleasure in sponsoring United States Military Saddles, 1812-1943, by Randy Steffen, as an accurate and useful reference work in American military history." - George S. Pappas, President
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