THE UNITED STATES CAVALRY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Gregory J.W. Urwin
Illustrated by Ernest Lisle Reedstrom
Published by Blandford Press
in 1983
ISBN: 0713712198
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- MILITARY
- HISTORY
- HISTORY (FOREIGN)
- HISTORY (AMERICAN)
- CAVALRY
- UNIFORMS
THE UNITED STATES CAVALRY: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
Written by Gregory J.W. Urwin.
Illustrated by Ernest Lisle Reedstrom.
Stock no. 1820881
1st.
1983.
Hardback.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. B/w photos. ISBN: 0713712198. Endpapers lightly browned. Text block lightly browned. Pictorial dustwrapper is neatly covered with clear laminate.
Front cover
Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Continental Light Dragoons, 1776-83
- 2 Experiments, Expedients and Half-Measures, 1784-1815
- 3 The Birth of the US Cavalry, 1832-6
- 4 The Vanguard for Manifest Destiny, 1836-48
- 5 Skirting the Whirlwind, 1848-61
- 6 A Terrible Golden Age, 1861-5
- 7 Policing the Plains, 1865-90
- 8 Fighting for Empire, 1890-1918
- 9 Requiem for the Horse Cavalry, 1918-44
- Select Bibliography
- Picture Credits
- Index