Steel Cavalry: The 8th (New Brunswick) Hussars and the Italian Campaign

by Lee Windsor

Steel Calvary is the story of the transformation of a horse cavalry unit to one of Canada's most famous armoured regiments. Twentieth century warfare is epitomized by the image of Allied tanks growling across the countryside, engaging their Nazi counterparts. One of the most storied of such regiments is the 8th (New Brunswick) Hussars. Founded in 1848 as the first volunteer cavalry regiment in British North America, the Hussars began the Second World...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086492657X
• ISBN13: 9780864926579
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Goose Lane Editions
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.7"