{"product_id":"riding-to-arms-a-history-of-horsemanship-and-mounted-warfare-hardcover","title":"Riding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Caramello\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorses and horsemen played central roles in modern European warfare from the Renaissance to the Great War of 1914-1918, not only determining victory in battle, but also affecting the rise and fall of kingdoms and nations. When Shakespeare's Richard III\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecried, \"A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!\" he attested to the importance of the warhorse in history and embedded the image of the warhorse in the cultural memory of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRiding to Arms: A History of Horsemanship and Mounted Warfare\u003c\/i\u003e, Charles Caramello examines the evolution of horsemanship--the training of horses and riders--and its relationship to the evolution of mounted warfare over four centuries. He explains how theories of horsemanship, navigating between art and utility, eventually settled on formal \u003ci\u003emanège \u003c\/i\u003eequitation\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003emerged with outdoor hunting equitation as the ideal combination for modern cavalry. He also addresses how the evolution of firepower and the advent of mechanized warfare eventually led to the end of horse cavalry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eRiding to Arms\u003c\/i\u003e tracks the history of horsemanship and cavalry through scores of primary texts ranging from Federico Grisone's Rules of Riding (1550) to Lt.-Colonel E.G. French's \u003ci\u003eGood-Bye to Boot and Saddle \u003c\/i\u003e(1951). It offers not only a history of horsemen, horse soldiers, and horses, but also a survey of the seminal texts that shaped that history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles Caramello\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of English at the University of Maryland and John H. Daniels Fellow at the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg, Virginia. His books include \u003ci\u003eHenry James, Gertrude Stein, and the Biographical Act \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSilverless Mirrors: Book, Self, and Postmodern American Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.9 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50449994350829,"sku":"9780813182308","price":56.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/riding-to-arms-a-history-of-horsemanship-and-mounted-warfare-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}