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History Of The Great War

Wesley Livesay

Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.6 • 889 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Of all of the military arms that took part in the war the cavalry is perhaps the most ridiculed, but is that a fair assessment? Do you want to chat with other History of the Great War listeners, and yours truly, come hang out in Discord: https://discord.gg/ASbBjaT Support the podcast on http://patreon.com/historyofthegreatwar where you can get access to special supporter only episodes. For a no strings attached donation: http://buymeacoffee.com/greatwar British Cavalry on the Western Front 1916-1918 by David Kenyon Fire and the Sword: The British Army and the Arme Blanche Controversy 1871-1921 by Stephen Badsey The Last Hurrah: Cavalry on the Western Front, August–September 1914 From Boer War to World War Tactical Reforms of the British Army 1902-1914 by Spencer Jones The Boer War (1899-1902) and British Cavalry Doctrine: A Re-evaluation by Stephen Badsey Smile and Carry On - Canadian Cavalry on the Western Front 1914-1918 by Stephanie E. Potter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.0	So the sweet ex girl I know.
1:30.0	Hello everyone and welcome the History of the Great War premium episode number three.
1:36.0	This episode is on what I think is an interesting topic and I'm going to let one of the authors of one of the sources for the episode introduce it with this quote from his work entitled Fire and Sword. Quote, the metaphor of the charge against machine guns or of the incompetent Victorian
1:54.7	Cavalry General attempting to control a tank battle has spread beyond military
1:59.9	studies into the general vocabulary of historians and readers of history as a touchstone of all that is
2:06.0	reactionary, foolish and futile. It is probably too well established ever to be removed.
2:13.0	This whole thing established ever to be removed.
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