Theirs Not to Reason Why: Horsing the British Army 1875-1925

by Graham Winton

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Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize 2013
Nominated for the NYMAS Arthur Goodzeit Book Award 2013
Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013

This book provides the first comprehensive study of the British Army's horse services between 1875-1925, including the use of horses in the 1899-1902 Anglo-Boer and the 1914-18 wars. There is a particular focus on the military procurement of horses in relation to the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909384488
• ISBN13: 9781909384484
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 520 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.3"