Glory at a Gallop (H)

by William Riley Brooksher

Book Overview

With a cast of characters including Jeb Stuart, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and Robert E. Lee, this informative and well-received volume details the Confederate cavalry's intrepid exploits during the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0028810813
• ISBN13: 9780028810812
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Fun read, some issues.

Each chapter is a rewriting of magazine articles formerly submitted by the two authors, some of which incorporate new background information. While not seriously in-depth they manage to give basic coverage of several large, destructive raids or battles by the South's premiere cavalry leaders in all theatres. The Union does not emerge covered in glory, coming across as inept, cowardly, and hesitant. When they even managed to find the raiders that is. Where this book suffers is a lack of maps, a surprising ommission in a book this good possibly reflecting its magazine origins. The conclusions of the epilouge I disagree with as well. The authors consider the cavalry to be dead after the Civil War with only the spirit remaining. This is not true. The saber cavalry had been dead for quite a while but the ~use~ and ~need~ for cavalry scouts and mounted infantry has never really died out. While horses and men cannot stand directly against tanks and machine guns they complement them, and a horse can go places no vehicle ever will. For a follow on read try; The Iron Cavalry by Zumbro (0-671-01390-4) and, The Cavalry of World War II by Piekalkiewicz (0-8128-2749-X)

Written well

"Glory at a Gallop" tells the stories of the Confederate cavalry's greatest exploits. While magnificently written and keeps your reading, I have found certain innaccuracies. Johnson's Brigade at Brice's Crossroads was commanded by Col. William Arthur Johnson, 4th Ala. Cav, not Bushrod Johnson, the AOT infantry commander. As I am an Alabamian, I found this mistake and failure to give honor to my countryman (although most likely accidental)disappointing. Other than that, a great read for any War for Southern Independence lover. Great job Mr. Brooksher and Mr. Snider.

Excellent reading about the South's top cavalry leaders

This is an easy to read book that captures the heart and daring of the South's most flamboyant leaders. The authors have selected a number of exciting antedotes from the likes of Stuart, Mosby, Wheeler, Forrest and Morgan, Hampton, and Van Dorn. If you enjoy the sound of hoofbeats pounding in the night, then you are sure to enjoy this book.