In dreary, doubtful waiting hours/ Before the brazen frenzy starts,/ The horses show him nobler powers;-/ O patient eyes, courageous hearts.' Into Battle, Julian Grenfell, 1915. In the days of horsed cavalry, a soldier's mount was a living, breathing companion. It galloped into the jaws of death at the sound of the bugle and the nudge of spurs. It carried its rider over arid deserts, across swollen rivers, up near-sheer mountains. Whole societies functioned because of the warhorse – the Huns, the Mongols, and the tribes of the North American plains. Horses were worshipped as gods – the centaurs of ancient Greece, Tziminchak of the Aztecs, while the Roman emperor Caligula intended to make his horse a consul! Most of us have only ever seen warhorses at the movies – the Scots Greys at Waterloo, the Light Brigade at Balaclava, Taras Bulba's Cossacks on the Steppes and Custer's cavalry at the Little Big Horn. This book celebrates the colour and nostalgia of a fighting past, from eohippus the first horse to Sefton, the last warhorse injured in the line of duty. Not forgetting the stark reality of thousands of animals sacrificed for men's greed and ambition, those killed on campaign, the maimed cab-horses and fodder for the knacker's yard.
Free UK standard delivery on all online orders over £25
All orders (standard delivery): £3.00
Next day (orders placed between 2pm Mon - Fri): £6.00
Standard delivery: 3-5 working days (Highlands and Islands 5-7 working days)
Next day delivery: Available all UK excluding Highlands and Islands
Collect your order from a local shop – prices and delivery times as above
Overseas
All orders: delivery costs for orders outside the UK are based on country of destination and product weight.
You can view your overseas delivery cost using the Summary section within the Basket.
For more information on delivery/overseas orders please refer to our Delivery Information.
product
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/famous-horses-at-war540262Famous Horses at Warhttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/4/540262_media-0_4.jpg12.9912.99GBPInStock/Almost Gone/Almost Gone Non-Fiction/History/Categories/General HistoryIn dreary, doubtful waiting hours/ Before the brazen frenzy starts,/ The horses show him nobler powers;-/ O patient eyes, courageous hearts.' <i>Into Battle</i>, Julian Grenfell, 1915. In the days of horsed cavalry, a soldier's mount was a living, breathing companion. It galloped into the jaws of death at the sound of the bugle and the nudge of spurs. It carried its rider over arid deserts, across swollen rivers, up near-sheer mountains. Whole societies functioned because of the warhorse – the Huns, the Mongols, and the tribes of the North American plains. Horses were worshipped as gods – the centaurs of ancient Greece, Tziminchak of the Aztecs, while the Roman emperor Caligula intended to make his horse a consul! Most of us have only ever seen warhorses at the movies – the Scots Greys at Waterloo, the Light Brigade at Balaclava, Taras Bulba's Cossacks on the Steppes and Custer's cavalry at the Little Big Horn. This book celebrates the colour and nostalgia of a fighting past, from eohippus the first horse to Sefton, the last warhorse injured in the line of duty. Not forgetting the stark reality of thousands of animals sacrificed for men's greed and ambition, those killed on campaign, the maimed cab-horses and fodder for the knacker's yard.Hardback00https://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/4/540262_media-1_4.jpghttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/4/540262_media-2.jpgadd-to-cartrrp_info:£25.00productId:164694bic_code:WNGHWNGH£25.00M TrowGeneral234x156mmPen & SwordHardbackHorses
