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US Cavalry Units - Pacific Theater

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Elite - 20th Century - World War II

Last Stocked on 3/31/2024

Product Info

Title
US Cavalry Units - Pacific Theater
Publisher
Category
Author
Gordon Rottman
Publish Year
2009
Pages
64
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147417335
MFG. Part #
OSPELI175
Type
Softcover
Series
ELI175

Description

At the time of Pearl Harbor, the United States Army still had ten cavalry regiments. The 26th (Filipino Scouts) fought on horseback in the Philippines, while the rest were fought as infantry. Despite this, the cavalry units maintained their own unique traditions, and identity as they saw action in the Pacific and China-Burma-India theatre. This book covers all of the US cavalry units to see action during World War II. It includes the little-covered Texan National Guard regiments, who fought beside ex-Merrill’s Marauders as a deep penetration unit. It also contains color-plates of the uniforms of the US Army’s last mounted cavalry as well as tropical combat dress worn by the dismounted units.