The Doomed Horse Soldiers of Bataan: The Incredible Stand of

The Doomed Horse Soldiers of Bataan: The Incredible Stand of the 26th Cavalry

This is the story of the last mounted American troops to see action in battle, when, in late 1941, six-hundred men and their horses held off the Japanese invasion of Luzon in the Philippines just long enough to allow General Douglas MacArthur's forces to withdraw to Bataan. The 26^th continued to fight on horseback until late February 1942 when, tragically, they were ordered dismounted and their horses and mules transferred to the Quartermaster's center and slaughtered for food for the defenders. It is on record that the 26^th troopers refused to accept meat rations from their animals, regardless of their own starvation. This stirring account of a little-known aspect of the Philippine campaign is military history at its best.
Country USA
Brand Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 16 black & white halftones
ReleaseDate 2016-05-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781442245341

Country	USA
Brand	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	16 black & white halftones
ReleaseDate	2016-05-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781442245341

The Doomed Horse Soldiers of Bataan: The Incredible Stand of the 26th Cavalry