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Theirs not to reason why : horsing the British Army 1875-1925 / Graham Winton

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Winton, Graham
Published
Solihull : Helion & Company Limited, 2013.
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1 online resource (519 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
List of illustrations & diagrams; List of maps; List of abbreviations; Glossary; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Professor Stephen Badsey; Part One: 1878-1902; Part Two: Between the Wars 1902-1914; Part Three: The 1914-1918 War; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
Summary
Nominated for the Royal Historical Society Whitfield Book Prize 2013Nominated for the NYMAS Arthur Goodzeit Book Award 2013Nominated for the SAHR Templer Medal 2013This 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 domestic horse breeding industry, foreign supply in times of war, the debate about mechanization versus the horse and an integrated military transport system. During th.
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ISBN
9781910294345 (electronic bk.)
1910294349 (electronic bk.)
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Title from PDF title page (viewed on Sept. 10, 2014).
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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