Sables al viento : La caballería en la guerra moderna (1860-1945)

From the Charge of Balaclava to the final gallops amidst tanks and machine guns, this is the grand story of cavalry in modern warfare. For nearly a century, from 1860 to 1945, the mounted corps traversed the globe: crossing the prairies of the Wild West, experiencing one of its most heroic feats with the Alcántara Rifle Regiment, and playing a pivotal role in both World Wars. Ismael López traces its history on every front: in the American Civil War, in the colonial campaigns, in the steel storm of the Great War, on the steppes where the Red Cavalry stormed, on the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War, and on the fronts of World War II, when the riders continued to ride, sabers drawn. Through its great leaders, celebrated units and most brilliant feats, Sabers in the Wind dismantles myths and reconstructs the evolution and spirit of a weapon that was prematurely declared dead.