Shavetails and bell sharps
the history of the U.S. Army mule
by Emmett M. Essin
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The last U.S. Army mules were formally mustered out of the service in Colorado in December of 1956, ending 125 years of military reliance on the virtues of this singular animal. Much less glamorous than the cavalryman's horse, the Army pack mule was a good deal more important; from the Mexican War through World War II mules were an indispensable adjunct to army movement.
The author has exhaustively researched the ubiquitous and yet nearly invisible army mule. Through his work we learn a great deal about military procurement, transport, and supply, the bedrock on which military mobility rests.
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War use, United States, Mules, Transportation, United States. Army, History, United states, armed forces, historyPlaces
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Shavetails and Bell Sharps: The History of the U.S. Army Mule
October 1, 2000, University of Nebraska Press
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in English
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0803267401 9780803267404
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Shavetails and bell sharps: the history of the U.S. Army mule
1997, University of Nebraska Press
in English
0803218192 9780803218192
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-236) and index.
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