The Doomed Horse Soldiers of Bataan: The Incredible Stand of the 26th Cavalry - Hardcover

Jr., Raymond G. Woolfe

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9781442245341: The Doomed Horse Soldiers of Bataan: The Incredible Stand of the 26th Cavalry
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1442245344 ISBN 13: 9781442245341
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

Synopsis

This is the story of the last mounted American troops to see action in battle, when, in late 1941, six-hundred men and their horses held off the Japanese invasion of Luzon in the Philippines just long enough to allow General Douglas MacArthur's forces to withdraw to Bataan. The 26th continued to fight on horseback until late February 1942 when, tragically, they were ordered dismounted and their horses and mules transferred to the Quartermaster's center and slaughtered for food for the defenders. It is on record that the 26th troopers refused to accept meat rations from their animals, regardless of their own starvation. This stirring account of a little-known aspect of the Philippine campaign is military history at its best.

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About the Author

A lifelong horseman, Raymond G. Woolfe, Jr. was a professional steeplechase rider by the time he was sixteen. A licensed trainer, manager of horse farms, and designer of racecourses and thoroughbred facilities, he is the author of the bestselling Secretariat. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He lives outside of Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1442245344
ISBN 13 
9781442245341
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
416
Rating
  • 3.56 out of 5 stars
    9 ratings by Goodreads