From the opening years of the 19th century, which saw the first moves towards standardisation and the beginnings of the demise of the system which allowed the colonels of regiments so much say in the equipping of their troops, through the influences of the Napoleonic Wars to the inevitable demise of the horse in military service brought about by the mechanisation prior to the Second World War, this authoritative text examines in detail the historical development of British cavalry equipment 1800-1941.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952. Over the next 22 years of infantry soldiering, many of them spent with the Gloucester Regiment, he held every rank and many regimental appointments up to WO1 and Regimental Sergeant Major. he retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and since then has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has also written and illustrated many quality books in the Osprey Military list.
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This review is from: British Cavalry Equipments 1800-1941 (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
The author served after the British Cavalry was dismounted so he has no more experience with this materiel than I have with US Cavalry material. But that is not to say that neither of us do not know what we are covering, it just means we have to have done our research. By the time I was a grown man, the only cavalry I ever saw was led by John Wayne in Fort Apache when I was a boy. :) And I do not remember ever meeting a horse cavalryman in my life.I certainly found a little on the British equipment while researching ours, and discovered the fact that the famous US issue "Patton" saber, M 1913, was copied directly from the British pattern 1908. Of course, give Patton credit for seeing a good thing. At the time most of our cross cultural influence was French. Well, enough of this, if you have an interest buy it. If not, don't.
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