Military Animals - Cher Ami, Horses in Warfare, Horses in World War I, Horses in World War II, War Elephant, Military Mascot, Dogs in Warfare (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 108. Chapters: Cher Ami, Horses in warfare, Horses in World War I, Horses in World War II, War elephant, Military mascot, Dogs in warfare, Dickin Medal, Cavalry tactics, Mounted archery, Ship's cat, Horses in East Asian warfare, U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, William Windsor, Anti-tank dog, Israeli animal spy conspiracy theories, Moustache, Military animal, Sarbi, Judy, Smoky, Bamse, Lex, Rags, Sergeant Stubby, Sinbad, Bat bomb, Horses in the Napoleonic Wars, Sadie, Jet of Iada, Military dolphin, War pigeon, Rob, Just Nuisance, Wojtek, Crumstone Irma, Lin Wang, Simon, Unsinkable Sam, Commando, Boye, Defence Animal Centre, Nils Olav, Rip, Buster, Sefton, Tirpitz, Mary of Exeter, Camel cavalry, Gander, Winkie, Timothy, Project Pigeon, Chips, Horrie the Wog Dog, William of Orange, Nevado, List of battles involving war elephants, G.I. Joe, Paddy, Treo, Nemo A534, White Vision. Excerpt: The first use of horses in warfare occurred over 5,000 years ago. The earliest evidence of horses ridden in warfare dates from Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC. A Sumerian illustration of warfare from 2500 BC depicts some type of equine pulling wagons. By 1600 BC, improved harness and chariot designs made chariot warfare common throughout the Ancient Near East, and the earliest written training manual for war horses was a guide for training chariot horses written about 1350 BC. As formal cavalry tactics replaced the chariot, so did new training methods, and by 360 BC, the Greek cavalry officer Xenophon had written an extensive treatise on horsemanship. The effectiveness of horses in battle was also revolutionized by improvements in technology, including the invention of the saddle, the stirrup, and later, the horse collar. Many different types and sizes of horse were used in war, depending on the form of warfare. The type used varied with whether the...