Project Gutenberg 2017-08-25 Public domain in the USA. 193 Childers, Erskine 1870 1922 Childers, Robert Erskine war10000079 War and the Arme Blanche Produced by KD Weeks, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "War and the Arme Blanche" by Erskine Childers is a military treatise written in the early 20th century. The work critically examines the efficacy of traditional cavalry tactics that prioritize the use of cold steel weapons like swords and lances over firearms. Childers argues for a reevaluation of cavalry training and armament, positing that modern conflicts demand a focus on the use of rifles and mounted riflemen in conditions vastly different from those of historical battlefields, particularly drawing from the experiences of the South African War. The opening of the book sets the stage for Childers' argument by contrasting established cavalry doctrine with the realities revealed during recent conflicts. He challenges the romanticized notion of the cavalry charge with the sword, detailing how the advent of modern firearms has fundamentally changed the nature of combat. The author asserts that the reliance on shock tactics not only limits the effectiveness of cavalry units but also overlooks the successful utility of mounted riflemen who are skilled in both mobility and firearms. Childers' thorough dissection of the issues surrounding cavalry tactics, framed by historical analysis and contemporary military needs, positions the book as a significant contribution to discussions on military strategy and training. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en South African War, 1899-1902 Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Cavalry Cavalry drill and tactics Great Britain. Army -- Cavalry -- Drill and tactics UE Text Category: History - Warfare 938840 2025-06-22T07:43:05.669893 text/html 900660 2024-10-23T02:33:49 text/html 453986 2025-06-22T07:43:18.314854 application/epub+zip 457992 2025-06-22T07:43:07.901867 application/epub+zip 418485 2025-06-22T07:43:06.799901 application/epub+zip 699809 2025-06-22T07:43:26.265828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 612172 2025-06-22T07:43:17.099851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576654 2022-08-25T04:57:44.984675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808186 2025-06-22T07:43:04.252981 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 788252 2024-10-23T02:33:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17239 2025-06-22T07:43:26.450841 application/rdf+xml 7457 2025-06-22T07:43:06.975917 image/jpeg 1441 2025-06-22T07:43:06.892901 image/jpeg 400269 2025-06-22T07:43:05.744900 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia