War Horse: a history of the military horse and rider is by Louis A. DiMarco, and while I do not have a cover image as-per normal, this book is too interesting to not post (credit to flickr user sharper3d for that image). I can tell you that the real cover features a United States Civil War soldier next to his mount, and I can also warn/promise you that this is a well-researched book on the history of equestrian combat. Or, human combat using horses (I don’t think there’s a pony Fight Club out there). It may be easy to view modern combat, an often in-personable use of technology from far distances, and forget about not only the safety concerns of these unarmored vehicles, but also of the tactical advantages of having a faster, stronger transport than the marching battalions. Very cool book.
