Steeds of Steel: A History of American Mechanized Cavalry in World War II

by Harry Yeide

Book Overview

In World War II the U.S. Armys mechanized cavalry force served in an astounding variety of ways. Mechanized cavalrymen scouted and fought in tanks, armored cars, and jeeps; battled on and from the sea in tracked amphibians; stormed beaches from landing craft; slipped ashore in rubber rafts from submarines; climbed mountains; battled hand-to-hand; and even occasionally rode horses. This work follows the mechanized cavalry from its earliest days--landing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0760333602
• ISBN13: 9780760333600
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Zenith Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"