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Actions of French Cavalry 1870
by Jean Jacques The ophile Bonie
Cavalry at Vionville & Mars-la-Tour
by Otto August Johannes Kaehler
Two views of European cavalry warfare in the 19th Century
If the American Civil War taught what war would become in the world
of the post Industrial Revolution, the lesson was thoroughly learnt
and its consequences best demonstrated in the Franco-Prussian War
by Prussia itself. France remained anchored in spirit and much
practice to the First Empire and paid the inevitable price exacted
by her forward thinking enemy. Although the development of
technology, logistical transportation, communications and mass
production were making their presence felt in warfare, the fast,
completely flexible movement of troops yet remained the province of
the horse soldier and this may have provided a 'level playing
field' for the protagonists. Yet even in this the Prussians out
matched the French by rethinking the potentials of the mounted arm.
The war contained cavalry engagements of massive proportions with
appalling consequences for loss of life. For those who know
anything of the history of cavalry at war the conflict of
Mars-la-Tour, covered in depth in the pages of this book, will be
significant. Two accounts of the cavalry during the Franco-Prussian
War are included here. The first, written by a French cavalry
officer shortly after the war, inevitably reveals the war from the
French perspective. Bonie was an eyewitness to the events he
describes and his text is immediate and poignant. Kaehler's text,
from the perspective of the opposing camp, is a work of analytical
history, though of equal value. This book originally appeared with
a third piece concerning the American Civil War but this has been
removed from this edition by the Leonaur editors to give the
present edition a clearer more focus. Available in softcover and
hardback for collectors."
Actions of French Cavalry 1870
by Jean Jacques The ophile Bonie
Cavalry at Vionville & Mars-la-Tour
by Otto August Johannes Kaehler
Two views of European cavalry warfare in the 19th Century
If the American Civil War taught what war would become in the world
of the post Industrial Revolution, the lesson was thoroughly learnt
and its consequences best demonstrated in the Franco-Prussian War
by Prussia itself. France remained anchored in spirit and much
practice to the First Empire and paid the inevitable price exacted
by her forward thinking enemy. Although the development of
technology, logistical transportation, communications and mass
production were making their presence felt in warfare, the fast,
completely flexible movement of troops yet remained the province of
the horse soldier and this may have provided a 'level playing
field' for the protagonists. Yet even in this the Prussians out
matched the French by rethinking the potentials of the mounted arm.
The war contained cavalry engagements of massive proportions with
appalling consequences for loss of life. For those who know
anything of the history of cavalry at war the conflict of
Mars-la-Tour, covered in depth in the pages of this book, will be
significant. Two accounts of the cavalry during the Franco-Prussian
War are included here. The first, written by a French cavalry
officer shortly after the war, inevitably reveals the war from the
French perspective. Bonie was an eyewitness to the events he
describes and his text is immediate and poignant. Kaehler's text,
from the perspective of the opposing camp, is a work of analytical
history, though of equal value. This book originally appeared with
a third piece concerning the American Civil War but this has been
removed from this edition by the Leonaur editors to give the
present edition a clearer more focus. Available in softcover and
hardback for collectors."
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