Sabers through the Reich

World War II Corps Cavalry from Normandy to the Elbe

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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In Sabers through the Reich, William Stuart Nance provides the first comprehensive operational history of American corps cavalry in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) during World War II. The corps cavalry had a substantive and direct impact on Allied success in almost every campaign, and served as offensive guards for armies across Europe, conducting reconnaissance, economy of force, and security missions, as well as prisoner of war rescues. From D-Day and Operation Cobra to the Battle of the Bulge and the drive to the Rhine, these groups had the mobility, flexibility, and firepower to move quickly across the battlefield, enabling them to aid communications and intelligence gathering, reducing the Clausewitzian "friction of war."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2017-05-08
Mått152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt658 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBattles and Campaigns
Antal sidor366
FörlagThe University Press of Kentucky
ISBN9780813169606

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What makes this such a particularly important work is that clearly the corps cavalry did extraordinary work with execrable equipment. Without the ability of these small, ill-equipped units to screen the flanks of main line infantry and armored units the US Army could not have been as successful as it was in breaking the German ground army."" - Williamson Murray, author of Moment of Battle: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World""This work fills a significant gap in the historiography of the US cavalry in WWII, andmakes a significant contribution to understanding the cutting-edge synergy between mass and mobility that defined the US Army's outstanding combat record in the ETO."" - Dennis Showalter, author of Hitler's Panzers: The Lightning Attacks That Revolutionized Warfare