Shavetails and Bell Sharps
Download or Read eBook Shavetails and Bell Sharps PDF written by Emmett M. Essin and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2000-03-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Emmett M. Essin |
| Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 2000-03-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0803267401 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780803267404 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Shavetails and Bell Sharps by : Emmett M. Essin
Book excerpt: The last U.S. Army mules were formally mustered out of the service in December 1956, ending 125 years of military reliance on the virtues of this singular animal. Much less glamorous than the cavalryman?s horse, the Army pack mule was a good deal more important: from the Mexican War through World War II, mules were an indispensable adjunct to army movement. ø The author has exhaustively researched the ubiquitous yet nearly invisible army mule. Through his work we learn a great deal about military procurement, transport, and supply, the bedrock on which military mobility rests.
