For thousands of years, equestrianism was considered the queen of weapons. Horses gave armies mobility and speed, and often cavalry charges, either on the flanks and in the rear or through the centre of an enemy, led to the decision in a battle. This book analyses the use of mounted troops from prehistoric times to recent conflicts in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In contrast to many military history treatises that claim to identify a decline of cavalry over time in favour of modern infantry, Alexander Querengässer argues that only modern motor vehicles were able to replace cavalry. The book illuminates the diverse historical uses of cavalry, analyses conditions of deployment, the role of geographical and climatic factors in their use, and developments in equipment and tactics. More than two hundred contemporary illustrations complete the volume.
Index
Acknowledgements Foreword Mounts as Weapons Horsemanship in Prehistory Horsemanship in Antiquity - The Mediterranean - Rome - Asia
Middle Ages - The Sassanid Empire - India under the Gupta - China - Europe in the Early Middle Ages - Islamic Expansion - Europe in the High Middle Ages -. Mongols - Tamerlan - Africa - India in the High and Late Middle Ages - Japan - Europe in the Late Middle Ages
1500-1650 - Europe - Africa - Latin America - Japan
1650-1815 - Europe - North America - Persia - India - China - Indochina - Africa - Latin America
An Age of Decline? 1815-1914 - Europe - North America - Latin America - Africa - Asia
The First World War 187
1919 to the Present - Interwar Period - The Second World War - Cavalry in the Cold War 1945-1990 - From 1990 to the present - Asymmetric conflicts
Concluding Sources Literature Image credits
Dr. Alexander Querengässer, studied history at the University of Leipzig and received his PhD from the University of Potsdam. He is the author of more than 20 books. At Zeughausverlag he publishes the series "Contributions to the History of the Military in Saxony", for which he wrote, among others, the volumes "LeCoq - A Saxon Soldier's Life" and "Kesselsdorf 1745 - A Decisive Battle in the Early Modern Period".
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Querengässer, Alexander
Title
Kavallerie - Eine globale Geschichte der Reiterei
Details
Large format. 220 colour, single bw illustrations. 216 pages.
