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Author: Alexander Bielakowski
Publisher: Fonthill Media Ltd
Imprint: Fonthill Media Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 17.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.540kg
ISBN: 9781781557211
ISBN 10: 1781557217
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 05 September 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Bielakowski lavishly illustrates From Horses to Horsepower with photos from 1900 to the late 1940s showing the cavalrymen of the U.S. Army drilling, participating in equestrian competitions, caring for horses, and practicing with sabers. It is a subtle commentary on the esprit enjoyed in the U.S. Army's sable arm even as it had outlived its usefulness. -- Military Review
""...an enlightening study of doctrine, weaponry, logistics, and contemporary debates over World War II.""-- ""Michigan War Studies Review"" ""...offers a well-written analysis of the last days of the U.S. Cavalry... this book is sure to please both cavalry and armor buffs.""-- ""Journal of America's Military Past"" ""Lavishly illustrated and arrestingly succinct, From Horses to Horsepower delivers a valuable message and history about the mechanization of the U.S. cavalry.""-- ""Journal of Military History"" ""Bielakowski lavishly illustrates From Horses to Horsepower with photos from 1900 to the late 1940s showing the cavalrymen of the U.S. Army drilling, participating in equestrian competitions, caring for horses, and practicing with sabers. It is a subtle commentary on the esprit enjoyed in the U.S. Army's sable arm even as it had outlived its usefulness.""-- ""Military Review""
...offers a well-written analysis of the last days of the U.S. Cavalry... this book is sure to please both cavalry and armor buffs. -- Journal of America's Military Past Lavishly illustrated and arrestingly succinct, From Horses to Horsepower delivers a valuable message and history about the mechanization of the U.S. cavalry. -- Journal of Military History Bielakowski lavishly illustrates From Horses to Horsepower with photos from 1900 to the late 1940s showing the cavalrymen of the U.S. Army drilling, participating in equestrian competitions, caring for horses, and practicing with sabers. It is a subtle commentary on the esprit enjoyed in the U.S. Army's sable arm even as it had outlived its usefulness. -- Military Review
Author Information
Alexander M. Bielakowski Is A Former U.s. Army Reserve Officer Who Has Published On Such Diverse Topics As Polish Americans In The Civil War, African Americans In World War Ii, Dwight D. Eisenhower As The First Commander Of Nato, And Vietnam War Movies. He Has Authored Or Co-Authored Three Monographs As Well As Edited A Two-Volume Reference Work. He Spent More Than A Decade Educating Military Officers At The U.s. Army Command And General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Currently, He Is Editor-In-Chief Of The Peer-Reviewed Journal 'U.s. Military History Review' And A Professor At The University Of Houston-Downtown.
