Light Horse: A History of Australia's Mounted Arm

by Jean Bou

Book Overview

The mounted soldier is one of the most evocative symbols in Australian military history. Now a celebrated part of Australia's army heritage, the role and very existence of mounted troops in modern warfare was being called into question at the time of its most crowning military moments. Light horse regiments, particularly those that served in South Africa, Palestine and the trenches of Gallipoli, played a vital role in Australia's early military campaigns...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521197082
• ISBN13: 9780521197083
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"