BK-10 Riding into the Twilight: Organization,
Uniforms, Insignia and Equipment of the German Army’s Last Cavalrymen 1920 -
45
By Carsten H. Fries. First Edition, 2010. Signed
copy! After a disastrous defeat in World War I, Germany’s military was
reduced to a shell of its former Imperial-era might and glory. The war had
driven home the impact of advances in military technologies: machine guns,
artillery and tanks, among others. The 1918 defeat and the strictures of the
Versailles Treaty actually created and strengthened the will in the new German
Reichsheer to learn from unsuccessful operations and, despite all limitations,
to turn itself into a professional and forward-thinking force. The treaty had
reduced the German army to 100,000 soldiers, divided between Infantry and
Cavalry. Riding into the Twilight comprehensively covers the
evolution of the lance-equipped horse soldiers of the 1920s to mixed formations
of Armored vehicles, bicycles and Mounted Troops as the Wehrmacht expanded and
went to war. After six years of mounted fighting, a final review in Austria
marked the end of the last, largest, and arguably the most effective Cavalry
force in any modern Army. Those battered survivors rode into the twilight that
had already greeted many other countries' mounted soldiers. This volume is a
must have for both military history buffs and those interested in the history of
the Cavalry. With 575 color and black and white photographs in 8.5” by 11”
format. 456 pages.
$95.00 Signed Copy (N, HC)
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