Through mobility we conquer the mechanization of U.S. Cavalry /

Hofmann, George F.

Through mobility we conquer the mechanization of U.S. Cavalry / [electronic resource] : George F. Hofmann. - Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c2006. - xv, 578 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-549) and index.

Frank Parker: early mechanized cavalry theorist -- A reason to be! -- The struggle for an innovative doctrine and a combat car -- Cavalrymen looking for new mounts and a tactical doctrine -- The "great cavalry debate" over new opportunities -- So he lost it all? -- Sneak and peek, or fight? -- Mechanized cavalry from Normandy to the end of the war -- The terrible turmoil of postwar Germany and the U.S. Constabulary -- Conclusion.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780813171425 (electronic bk.)




United States. Army. Cavalry --History--20th century.


Mechanization, Military--History.--United States


Electronic books.

UA30 / .H64 2006

357/.50973