Author: Arthur Charles Niquet OldenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1939-1945
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Westralian Cavalry in the War. the Story of the Tenth Light Horse Regiment, A.I.F., in the Great War
Author: A. C. N. OldenPublisher:
ISBN: 9781847349309
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
For Australia the First World War remains the most costly conflict in terms of deaths and casualties. From a population of fewer than five million, 416,809 men enlisted, of which over 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner. In general terms with Australian unit histories the quality of authorship is very good, most of them share the common strength of making plentiful mention of the individual officers and men who served, fought, died, was wounded, or taken prisoner, or who came safely home at the end of it all. They are a prime source for genealogists and military historians.
Author: A. C. N. Olden
Author: Australian Light Horse: A Study Of The Evolution Of Tactical And Operational Maneuver
Author: Major Edwin L. Kennedy Jr.Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782896988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
This study analyzes the actions of the Australian Light Horse in the Middle East campaign during World War I. It shows the basis for their approach to war and how these techniques were successful by adapting to the circumstances of the situation. The Australian Light Horse demonstrated the traits of initiative and flexibility during the campaign in Egypt and Palestine by changing their modus operandi from mounted infantry to cavalry, a seemingly minor shift semantically, a major shift doctrinally. Their adaptability to the situations in the desert was largely responsible for their tactical successes and played a major part in the success of the operational maneuver of the mounted forces under General Allenby during the last year of the war. Most importantly, the lessons learned from their actions sustained the advocates of horse cavalry doctrine long after the apparent usefulness of the horse on the modern battlefield had diminished in importance.
The Australian Light Horse
Author: Roland PerryPublisher:
ISBN: 9780733634574
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Australian Light Horse was a unique force, first raised during the Boer War, and then reformed for World War I. Most of the men were from the outback, had a special bond with their horses (which were all brought from Australia) - and they knew how to survive and fight in the desert. The greatest part of the Allied victory over the Turks was theirs. Colonel Lawrence had a strategy for actually defeating the Turks - as opposed to the British High Command's acceptance of the status quo. What Lawrence needed was a mobile, elite force to join his own troops - and in the Light Horse he had them. Battle-hardened by Gallipoli and the repulse of the Turkish invasion of Egypt, the Australians were ready. Under their brilliant commander, Sir Harry Chauvel, they won great victories in the Sinai, Palestine and Syria - culminating in the last great cavalry charge in our military history, and the taking of Beersheba in 1917. Every Australian has heard of the Light Horse - but practically none have read their story. Roland Perry brings their story to life, and tells it with colour, emotion - and authority. Now part of the HACHETTE MILITARY COLLECTION.
Author: Frank WilkinsonThe Story of the 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Author: Frank M. BlackwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781845747701
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
For Australia the First World War remains the most costly conflict in terms of deaths and casualties. From a population of fewer than five million, 416,809 men enlisted, of which over 60,000 were killed and 156,000 wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner. In general terms with Australian unit histories the quality of authorship is very good, most of them share the common strength of making plentiful mention of the individual officers and men who served, fought, died, was wounded, or taken prisoner, or who came safely home at the end of it all. They are a prime source for genealogists and military historians.
Light Horse
Author: Jean BouPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521197082
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Based on extensive research from both Australia and Britain, this book is a comprehensive history of the Australian Light Horse in war and peace, from its antecedents in the middle of the 19th century until the disbandment of the last regiment in 1944.
A History of the British Cavalry
Author: Lord AngleseyPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473815029
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Volume V covers the last glory days of cavalry in World War I's Middle Eastern theater, as British, Indian, Australian and New Zealand cavalry conducted some of the most brilliant mounted operations of all time.
