Teachers at the Front, 1914-1919

Volume IV describes in fascinating detail the part the Cavalry played in the Boer War which lasted from 1899 to 1902, a war that saw the destruction of 350,000 out of the 500,000 horses employed by the British to win it.The chief subject of this volume is the "Cavalry Debate" which followed the Boer War. Could the Cavalry remain an essential part of the Army's "weapons systems" until the advent of sophisticated rifles.

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Some books that may interest you

Lucius Verus and the Roman Defence of the East By: M.C. Bishop	Walcheren 1809 By: Martin Howard	Walking into Hell 1st July 1916 By: Edward G.D. Liveing, Sir Philip Gibbs
The Great War By: Field Marshal Von Hindenberg	Operation Menace By: Arthur Marder	Battle of the Odon By: Georges Bernage
Night & Day Bomber Offensive By: Philip Kaplan	Major And Mrs Holt's Battlefield Guide To The Somme By: Major and Mrs Holt Foreword by: Sir Martin Gilbert	Dunkirk and the Fall of France By: Geoffrey Stewart