Cavalry and Tanks in Future Wars

Before the legend of World War II, there was the soldier-philosopher of future wars.
Between 1917 and 1922, a young George S. Patton Jr. put pen to paper—not for glory, but to challenge the battlefield thinking of his time. Cavalry and Tanks in Future Wars gathers his earliest writings: bold, unvarnished reflections shaped by the dust of Mexico, the mud of France, and the rumble of an unproven weapon—the tank.

This rare collection includes:

• A firsthand report from Patton’s time pursuing Pancho Villa along the Mexican border

• His official operations report as commander of the U.S. Tank Brigade in 1918 France

• Visionary essays on mobility, mechanized warfare, and why World War I was not the future of combat

• Arguments for speed, shock, and adaptability decades before blitzkrieg made headlines

Brash, brilliant, and far ahead of his peers, Patton predicted the rise of modern warfare while many still clung to trench lines and cavalry charges. This volume reveals the raw, original mind behind the myth—a tactician still in formation but already marching ahead of history.

Patton didn't just fight future wars...he foresaw them. For readers of military history, strategy, and the evolution of warfare, this is essential reading from the man who helped shape the 20th century battlefield.