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Theirs not to reason why : horsing the British Army 1875-1925 /
Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize 2013Nominated for the NYMAS Arthur Goodzeit Book Award 2013Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013This book provides the first comprehensive study of the British Army's horse services between 1875-1925, including the use of horse...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Solihull :
Helion & Company Limited,
2013.
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| Colección: | Wolverhampton military studies ;
no. 2. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize 2013Nominated for the NYMAS Arthur Goodzeit Book Award 2013Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013This book provides the first comprehensive study of the British Army's horse services between 1875-1925, including the use of horses in the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer and the 1914-18 wars. There is a particular focus on the military procurement of horses in relation to the domestic horse breeding industry, foreign supply in times of war, the debate about mechanization versus the horse and an integrated military transport system. During th. |
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| Notas: | Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 10, 2014). |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (519 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781910294345 1910294349 |