Light Horse: A History of Australia's Mounted Arm (Australian Army History Series) - Hardcover

Bou, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521197082 ISBN 13: 9780521197083

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The mounted soldier is one of the most evocative symbols in Australian military history. Now a celebrated part of Australia's army heritage, the role and very existence of mounted troops in modern warfare was being called into question at the time of its most crowning military moments. Light horse regiments, particularly those that served in South Africa, Palestine and the trenches of Gallipoli, played a vital role in Australia's early military campaigns. Based on extensive research from both Australia and Britain, this book is a comprehensive history of the Australian Light Horse in war and peace. Historian Jean Bou examines the place of the light horse in Australia's military history throughout its existence, from its antecedents in the middle of the nineteenth century, until the last regiment was disbanded in 1944.

About this title

Book Description:

This book is a comprehensive history of the Australian Light Horse in war and peace. It examines the place of the Light Horse in Australia's military history throughout its existence, from its antecedents in the middle of the nineteenth century, until the disbandment of the last regiment in 1944.

About the Author:

Jean Bou is a historian at the Australian War Memorial, and a Visiting Fellow with the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521197082
• ISBN 13: 9780521197083
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 376