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Military Animals - Cher Ami, Horses in Warfare, Horses in World War I, Horses in World War II, War Elephant, Military Mascot, Dogs in Warfare (Paperback)
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Military Animals - Cher Ami, Horses in Warfare, Horses in World War I, Horses in World War II, War Elephant, Military Mascot, Dogs in Warfare (Paperback)
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articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Pages: 108. Chapters: Cher Ami, Horses in warfare, Horses in World
War I, Horses in World War II, War elephant, Military mascot, Dogs
in warfare, Dickin Medal, Cavalry tactics, Mounted archery, Ship's
cat, Horses in East Asian warfare, U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program,
William Windsor, Anti-tank dog, Israeli animal spy conspiracy
theories, Moustache, Military animal, Sarbi, Judy, Smoky, Bamse,
Lex, Rags, Sergeant Stubby, Sinbad, Bat bomb, Horses in the
Napoleonic Wars, Sadie, Jet of Iada, Military dolphin, War pigeon,
Rob, Just Nuisance, Wojtek, Crumstone Irma, Lin Wang, Simon,
Unsinkable Sam, Commando, Boye, Defence Animal Centre, Nils Olav,
Rip, Buster, Sefton, Tirpitz, Mary of Exeter, Camel cavalry,
Gander, Winkie, Timothy, Project Pigeon, Chips, Horrie the Wog Dog,
William of Orange, Nevado, List of battles involving war elephants,
G.I. Joe, Paddy, Treo, Nemo A534, White Vision. Excerpt: The first
use of horses in warfare occurred over 5,000 years ago. The
earliest evidence of horses ridden in warfare dates from Eurasia
between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from
2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons. By 1600 BC,
improved harness and chariot designs made chariot warfare common
throughout the Ancient Near East, and the earliest written training
manual for war horses was a guide for training chariot horses
written about 1350 BC. As formal cavalry tactics replaced the
chariot, so did new training methods, and by 360 BC, the Greek
cavalry officer Xenophon had written an extensive treatise on
horsemanship. The effectiveness of horses in battle was also
revolutionized by improvements in technology, including the
invention of the saddle, the stirrup, and later, the horse collar.
Many different types and sizes of horse were used in war, depending
on the form of warfare. The type used varied with whether the...
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Imprint: |
Books LLC, Wiki Series
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2011 |
First published: |
August 2011 |
Authors: |
Source Wikipedia
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Editors: |
Books Llc
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Creators: |
Books Llc
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Dimensions: |
246 x 189 x 6mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
110 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-157-60921-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-157-60921-X |
Barcode: |
9781157609216 |
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