02256cmm a2200289 4500 214825040 TxAuBib 20120507120000.0 060707s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780813171425 electronic bk. 0813171423 electronic bk. (OCoLC)70262662 N$T eng N$T YDXCP OCLCQ TUU EBLCP OCLCQ E7B MHW TxAuBib Hofmann, George F. Through mobility we conquer [electronic resource] : the mechanization of U.S. Cavalry / George F. Hofmann. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 2006. 1 online resource (xv, 578 p.) : ill. Includes bibliographical references (p. 531-549) and index. Frank Parker: early mechanized cavalry theorist -- A reason to be! -- The struggle for an innovative doctrine and a combat car -- Cavalrymen looking for new mounts and a tactical doctrine -- The "great cavalry debate" over new opportunities -- So he lost it all? -- Sneak and peek, or fight? -- Mechanized cavalry from Normandy to the end of the war -- The terrible turmoil of postwar Germany and the U.S. Constabulary -- Conclusion. The U.S. Cavalry, which began in the nineteenth century as little more than a mounted reconnaissance and harrying force, underwent intense growing pains with the rapid technological developments of the twentieth century. From its tentative beginnings during World War I, the eventual conversion of the traditional horse cavalry to a mechanized branch is arguably one of the greatest military transformations in history. Through Mobility We Conquer recounts the evolution and development of the U.S. Army's modern mechanized cavalry and the doctrine necessary to use it effectively, and explores the d. United States Army Cavalry History 20th century. United States Army Training and Doctrine Command History 20th century. Mechanization, Military United States History. Military science. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Military Science. Electronic books. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=162285 EBSCOhost