Warhorses Of Germany

Author : Paul Garson
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445672510
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Warhorses of Germany written by Paul Garson and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using rare and unpublished images, Paul Garson tells the story of the horses of the Nazi war machine.

Author : Ernst Johannsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913378035
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memories of a War Horse written by Ernst Johannsen and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Louis Johnson
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780764324215
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horses of the German Army in World War II written by Paul Louis Johnson and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volumes have been written on the equipment of the German Army of World War II, including tanks, trucks, motorcycles, weapons, and personal equipment, but little has been written on the horses that made up 80% of its transportation. Horses pulled everything an army needed in the field by wagon or on its back and more horses were used in World War II than in any other war in history. This book includes text from the U.S. Army Military History Institute publication MS #P-090. The participants of this study were among the most knowledgeable the German army could provide, and their conclusions constitute a critique of what probably was the last mass use of horses in warfare. If one really means to understand the performance and tactics of the Wehrmacht in World War II, one must understand the horse and its logistic requirements. Also, this book presents one of the most comprehensive photo collections of the men and equipment of the horse-mounted troops.

Author : Elizabeth Letts
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345544803
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Perfect Horse written by Elizabeth Letts and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of The Eighty-Dollar Champion, the remarkable story of the heroic rescue of priceless horses in the closing days of World War II WINNER OF THE PEN AWARD FOR RESEARCH NONFICTION In the chaotic last days of the war, a small troop of battle-weary American soldiers captures a German spy and makes an astonishing find—his briefcase is empty but for photos of beautiful white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret farm behind enemy lines. Hitler has stockpiled the world’s finest purebreds in order to breed the perfect military machine—an equine master race. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in imminent danger of being slaughtered for food. With only hours to spare, one of the U.S. Army’s last great cavalrymen, Colonel Hank Reed, makes a bold decision—with General George Patton’s blessing—to mount a covert rescue operation. Racing against time, Reed’s small but determined force of soldiers, aided by several turncoat Germans, steals across enemy lines in a last-ditch effort to save the horses. Pulling together this multistranded story, Elizabeth Letts introduces us to an unforgettable cast of characters: Alois Podhajsky, director of the famed Spanish Riding School of Vienna, a former Olympic medalist who is forced to flee the bomb-ravaged Austrian capital with his entire stable in tow; Gustav Rau, Hitler’s imperious chief of horse breeding, a proponent of eugenics who dreams of genetically engineering the perfect warhorse for Germany; and Tom Stewart, a senator’s son who makes a daring moonlight ride on a white stallion to secure the farm’s surrender. A compelling account for animal lovers and World War II buffs alike, The Perfect Horse tells for the first time the full story of these events. Elizabeth Letts’s exhilarating tale of behind-enemy-lines adventure, courage, and sacrifice brings to life one of the most inspiring chapters in the annals of human valor. Praise for The Perfect Horse “Winningly readable . . . Letts captures both the personalities and the stakes of this daring mission with such a sharp ear for drama that the whole second half of the book reads like a WWII thriller dreamed up by Alan Furst or Len Deighton. . . . The right director could make a Hollywood classic out of this fairy tale.”—The Christian Science Monitor “Letts, a lifelong equestrienne, eloquently brings together the many facets of this unlikely, poignant story underscoring the love and respect of man for horses.”—Kirkus Reviews

Author : Louis A. DiMarco
Publisher : Westholme Pub Llc
ISBN 13 : 9781594161728
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War Horse written by Louis A. DiMarco and published by Westholme Pub Llc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than four thousand years, the horse and rider have been an integral part of warfare. Armed with weapons and accessories ranging from a simple javelin to the hand-held laser designator, the horse and rider have fought from the steppes of central Asia to the plains of North America. Understanding the employment of the military horse is key to understanding the successes and the limitations of military operations and campaigns throughout history. Over the centuries, horses have been used to pull chariots, support armor-laden knights, move scouts rapidly over harsh terrain, and carry waves of tightly formed cavalry. In War Horse: A History of the Military Horse and Rider, Louis A. DiMarco discusses all of the uses of horses in battle, including the Greek, Persian, and Roman cavalry, the medieval knight and his mount, the horse warriors-Huns, Mongols, Arabs, and Cossacks-the mounted formations of Frederick the Great and Napoleon, and mounted unconventional fighters, such as American Indians, the Boers, and partisans during World War II. The book also covers the weapons and forces which were developed to oppose horsemen, including longbowmen, pike armies, cannon, muskets, and machine guns. The development of organizations and tactics are addressed beginning with those of the chariot armies and traced through the evolution of cavalry formations from Alexander the Great to the Red Army of World War II. In addition, the author examines the training and equipping of the rider and details the types of horses used as military mounts at different points in history, the breeding systems that produced those horses, and the techniques used to train and control them. Finally, the book reviews the importance of the horse and rider to battle and military operations throughout history, and concludes with a survey of the current military use of horses. War Horse is a comprehensive look at this oldest and most important aspect of military history, the relationship between human and animal, a weapons system that has been central to warfare longer than any other.

Author : Friedrich von Bernhardi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Germany Makes War written by Friedrich von Bernhardi and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Against Germany written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jack Seely
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781908216106
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Warrior written by Jack Seely and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the history of the thoroughbred war horse Warrior and his owner General Jack Seely and shares the adventures that they had during the infamous Western Front.

Author : Charles de Souza (count.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Germany in Defeat written by Charles de Souza (count.) and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Tim Ripley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9781579583125
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wehrmacht written by Tim Ripley and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.