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The unsung heroes of World War I. /

While the propaganda of the day was exposing various causes for World War I, history shows that without horses and donkeys, the first world war could never have been fought. Combatants needed horses for transporting everything from artillery to injured soldiers. Casualties would have been incalculab...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Austin, Gloria
Other Authors: Foxworthy, Mary Chris, Sutch, Stephanie
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English.
Published: Weirsdale, FL : Equine Heritage Institute, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Brooke, Dorothy, > 1884-1955.
War horses > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1914-1918.
Cavalry horses.
Donkeys > War use.
Mules > War use.
Animal heroes.
Chevaux > Utilisation militaire > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918.
Chevaux > Utilisation militaire.
Âne > Utilisation militaire.
Mulets > Utilisation militaire.
Bravoure animale.
War horses.
United States.
1900-1999
History.
Table of Contents:
  • [Foreword]
  • The world at war
  • What caused the war?
  • Who was fighting and why?
  • Where was the fighting?
  • Modern warfare
  • The unsung heroes
  • Obtaining horses and mules for the war
  • How were horses and mules used in the war?
  • The cavalries of the war
  • Horses and mules on the fronts
  • Care of horses and mules
  • Real stories of horse and mule heroes
  • The home front without horses and mules
  • Armistice and the post-war world
  • What ended the war?
  • Bringing the boys and the horses home
  • Dorothy Brooke
  • Devastation
  • The changing world-goodbye to the horse
  • Horses are still our heroes
  • Modern-day horse soldiers
  • Wounded warriors
  • Facts and figures
  • Sources.