Horsemen in No Man's Land: British Cavalry and Trench Warfare 1914-1918

by David Kenyon

Of what use was the British cavalry during the years of trench warfare on the Western Front? On a static battlefield dominated by the weapons of the industrial age, by the machine gun and massed artillery, the cavalry was seen as an anachronism. It was vulnerable to modern armaments, of little value in combat and a waste of scarce resources.

At least, that is the common viewpoint. Indeed, the cavalry have been consistently underestimated since...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184884364X
• ISBN13: 9781848843646
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 293 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"