Good-bye to Boot and Saddle or the Tragic Passing of the British Cavalry

E G French

Published by Hutchinson, 1951

About this Item

*** BOOK in good clean and tight condition. Publisher's red boards with gilt title on spine. Evidence of exposure to fish moth on boards. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. 283 pages including index, bibliography. Colour frontispiece and further 24 b&w illustrationa and 2 maps. *** CONTENTS: The author was the son of the last great cavalry commander, Sir John French, the Earl of Ypres. Foreword by Gen. Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough. This is a short history of the cavalry regiments, particularly those taking part in the nineteenth century wars - Napoleonic, Crimea and the South African Wars. Size: 230x155mm.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good-bye to Boot and Saddle or the Tragic Passing of the British Cavalry
• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication Date: 1951
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: The Earl of Ypres (Gen Sir John french)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Boer Wars
  • Napoleonic Wars, French Revolution
  • Crimean War and The Great Game